Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00961:section:16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00961
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 16
Character Range: 20497–21380

16  Penalties
 (1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of section 14 or 15 commits an offence against that section.
 (2) An offence referred to in subsection (1) may be prosecuted summarily or upon indictment, but an offender is not liable to be punished more than once in respect of the same offence.
 (3) An offence referred to in subsection (1) is punishable:
 (a) upon summary conviction—by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 2 penalty units, or both; or
 (b) upon conviction on indictment—by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, or both.
 (4) Where proceedings for an offence referred to in subsection (1) are brought in a court of summary jurisdiction, the court may commit the defendant for trial or, with the consent of the defendant, determine the proceedings.