New South Wales Consolidated Acts

VERY FAST TRAIN (ROUTE INVESTIGATION) ACT 1989 - SECT 21

21 Proceedings for offences

(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act shall be dealt with summarily before the Local Court.

(2) Despite subsection (1), proceedings for an offence under section 15 may be dealt with before the Land and Environment Court in its summary jurisdiction.

(3) The maximum monetary penalty that the Local Court may impose for an offence against this Act is 50 penalty units.

(4) The maximum penalty that the Land and Environment Court may impose for an offence under section 15 is 400 penalty units.

(5) Proceedings in the Land and Environment Court for an offence under section 15 must be commenced not later than 6 months after the offence was alleged to have been committed.