Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00551:section:19c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00551
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 19C
Character Range: 71766–72398

19C  Prosecution of offences
 (1) An offence against section 19A or 19B is an indictable offence.
 (2) Despite subsection (1), a court of summary jurisdiction, may hear and determine proceedings in respect of an offence against section 19A or 19B if satisfied that it is proper to do so and the defendant and the prosecutor consent.
 (3) If, under subsection (2), a court of summary jurisdiction convicts a person of an offence against section 19A or 19B, the penalty that the court may impose is a fine not exceeding:
 (a) in the case of an individual—100 penalty units; or
 (b) in the case of a body corporate—500 penalty units.