73Proceedings for offences

#### 73 Proceedings for offences 73 Proceedings for offences > > (1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations are to be dealt with summarily before the Local Court. > > > (2) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations are not to be instituted otherwise than by— > > > > > (a) the Minister or the Commissioner, or > > > > > (b) a person duly authorised by the Minister or the Commissioner in that behalf, either generally or in a particular case. > > Note. > > Section 382 of the [Industrial Relations Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-017) provides that the jurisdiction of the Local Court under this section is exercisable by an Industrial Local Court Judge. > > **s 73:** Am 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 4; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.1.