sec.183Limitation on powers of Magistrates Courts

### sec.183 Limitation on powers of Magistrates Courts A Magistrates Court may make a pecuniary penalty order because of a conviction for an offence only if it is satisfied the total amount payable under the pecuniary penalty order and all other undischarged pecuniary penalty orders made by the court because of the conviction is not more than the limit of a Magistrates Court’s civil jurisdiction. In this section— Magistrates Court , other than in relation to the limit of the court’s civil jurisdiction, includes the Childrens Court constituted by a magistrate. (sec.183-ssec.1) A Magistrates Court may make a pecuniary penalty order because of a conviction for an offence only if it is satisfied the total amount payable under the pecuniary penalty order and all other undischarged pecuniary penalty orders made by the court because of the conviction is not more than the limit of a Magistrates Court’s civil jurisdiction. (sec.183-ssec.2) In this section— Magistrates Court , other than in relation to the limit of the court’s civil jurisdiction, includes the Childrens Court constituted by a magistrate.