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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
6Certain offences to be dealt with summarily
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#### 6 Certain offences to be dealt with summarily
6 Certain offences to be dealt with summarily
> > (1) The following offences must be dealt with summarily—
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> > > (a) an offence that under this or any other Act is required to be dealt with summarily,
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> > > (b) an offence that under this or any other Act is described as a summary offence,
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> > > (c) an offence for which the maximum penalty that may be imposed is not, and does not include, imprisonment for more than 2 years, excluding the following offences—
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> > > > (i) an offence that under any other Act is required or permitted to be dealt with on indictment,
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> > > > (ii) an offence listed in Table 1 or 2 to Schedule 1.
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> > (2) An offence may be dealt with summarily if it is an offence that under this or any other Act is permitted to be dealt with summarily or on indictment.
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> **s 6 (previously s 8):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[12\]. Am 2007 No 57, Sch 1 \[1\].