RAIL SAFETY NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 218A
Proceedings for offences
RAIL SAFETY NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 218A
Proceedings for offences
218A Proceedings for offences
(1) Except as provided by this section, proceedings for an offence against
this Law or the national regulations are to be dealt with summarily--
(a)
before the Local Court; or
(b) before the District Court in its summary
jurisdiction.
(2) Proceedings for a Category 3 offence are to be dealt with
summarily--
(a) before the Local Court; or
(b) before the Supreme Court.
(3)
Proceedings for a Category 1 offence committed by an individual are to be
taken on indictment.
(4) The maximum monetary penalty that may be imposed by
the Local Court in proceedings for an offence against this Law or the national
regulations is $50 000, despite any higher maximum monetary penalty provided
in respect of the offence.
(5) The provisions of the Industrial Relations
Act 1996 , and of the regulations under that Act, relating to appeals from the
Local Court to the Supreme Court in connection with offences against that Act
apply to proceedings before the Local Court for Category 3 offences.