sec.31Recovery of penalties

sec.31 Recovery of penalties

A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act commits an offence against this Act. An offence against this Act may be prosecuted in a summary way under the Justices Act 1886 upon the complaint of an inspector. Such a proceeding may be instituted within the time limited therefor by those Acts or within 6 months after the offence in question comes to the knowledge of the complainant whichever period is the later to expire. Unless some other penalty is specifically prescribed by this Act a person convicted of an offence against this Act is liable to a penalty of 4 penalty units. s 31 sub 1965 No. 39 s 22 amd 1974 No. 79 s 17 ; 1979 No. 64 s 16 ; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 (2) renum as s 31A 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 (3)–(4) renum as s 31B 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 (sec.31-ssec.1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act commits an offence against this Act. (sec.31-ssec.2) An offence against this Act may be prosecuted in a summary way under the Justices Act 1886 upon the complaint of an inspector. (sec.31-ssec.3) Such a proceeding may be instituted within the time limited therefor by those Acts or within 6 months after the offence in question comes to the knowledge of the complainant whichever period is the later to expire. (sec.31-ssec.4) Unless some other penalty is specifically prescribed by this Act a person convicted of an offence against this Act is liable to a penalty of 4 penalty units.