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WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 245 Proceedings for offences

WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 245

Proceedings for offences

245 Proceedings for offences

(cf 1926 s 68; 1987 s 278)

(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act, the 1987 Act or the regulations under those Acts are to be dealt with summarily--
(a) before the Local Court, or
(b) before the District Court.
(2) The maximum monetary penalty that may be imposed in those proceedings by the Local Court is 200 penalty units or the maximum monetary penalty provided in respect of the offence, whichever is the lesser.
(3) The maximum penalty that may be imposed in those proceedings by the District Court is the maximum penalty provided in respect of the offence.
(5) Proceedings for an offence against this Act, the 1987 Act or the regulations under those Acts may be instituted by (but not only by) the Authority.