New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RADIATION CONTROL ACT 1990 - SECT 25

25 Proceedings for offences

(1) Proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations are to be disposed of summarily before:

(a) the Local Court, or

(b) the Supreme Court in its summary jurisdiction.

(2) Proceedings may be taken and prosecuted only by a person acting with the authority of the Authority and may not be taken in the Supreme Court except with the consent of the Minister.

(3) The maximum pecuniary penalty that may be imposed by the Local Court in proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations is 100 penalty units.

(4) In proceedings for an offence, an authority or consent to prosecute purporting to have been signed by the Director-General of the Authority or the Minister is evidence of that authority or consent without proof of the signature of the Authority or the Minister.

(5) Proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations may be commenced within but not later than 12 months after the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.