Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Summary Offences Act 1966 - SECT 60

Offences of more serious nature not to be dealt with under this Act

60. Offences of more serious nature not to be dealt with under this Act

If the Magistrates' Court is of the opinion that an offence against this Act
alleged before it does not properly come within the meaning and intention of
this Act but that an offence of a more serious or heinous kind has been
committed the court may refuse to entertain or to further entertain the charge
and may proceed as if the more serious or more heinous offence had been
charged in the charge before the court whether the person charged has or has
not pleaded thereto.