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LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 263A Prosecution of offences

LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 263A

Division 9 - Indictable offences Prosecution of offences

(1)  An offence against this Division is an indictable offence.
(2)  However, a court of summary jurisdiction may hear and determine proceedings for an offence against this Division if the court is satisfied that it is proper to do so and the defendant and the prosecutor consent.
(3)  Where, in accordance with subsection (2) , a court of summary jurisdiction convicts a person of an offence against this Division, the penalty that the court may impose is a fine not exceeding 5 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.