Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009
128Penalties imposed by courts
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128 Penalties imposed by courts (1) A court that convicts a person, or finds a person guilty, of an offence against this Act may impose 1 or more penalties under this part. (2) Without affecting a court’s discretion, the court must consider, when imposing more than 1 penalty under this part, the combined effect of the penalties imposed. (3) Nothing in this part affects a discretion or power that a court or other person or body has apart from this part. (4) If orders are made under this part, whether by the same or different courts, which result in a supervisory intervention order and an exclusion order being in force at the same time in relation to the same person, the supervisory intervention order is taken to be suspended for the period the exclusion order is in force. Note Supervisory intervention orders are dealt with in div 3.8.4. Exclusion orders are dealt with in div 3.8.5. Division 3.8.2 Commercial benefits penalty orders