32Further penalties for subsequent offences

32 Further penalties for subsequent offences

In any case where a person convicted of an offence against this Act has previously been convicted of an offence against this Act (whether the same offence or another), the court may, if it considers it appropriate to do so, impose in addition to the penalty it imposes for the present offence—

(a) in the case of an indictable offence—

(i) if the person is a body corporate, a further penalty of not less than 50 penalty units and not more than 2500 penalty units; or

(ii) in any other case, a further penalty of not less than 10 penalty units and not more than 500 penalty units or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both;

(b) in the case of a summary offence—

(i) if the person is a body corporate, a further penalty of not less than 50 penalty units and not more than 400 penalty units; or

(ii) in any other case, a further penalty of not less than 10 penalty units and not more than 200 penalty units or imprisonment for not more than 2 years or both.

Pt 5A (Heading and s. 32A) inserted by No. 36/2021 s. 13.