277Nature of proceedings for offences

#### 277 Nature of proceedings for offences 277 Nature of proceedings for offences > > (1) Proceedings for an offence under this Act (other than an indictable offence) or the regulations may be dealt with— > > > > > (a) summarily before the Local Court, or > > > > > (b) summarily before the Supreme Court in its summary jurisdiction, or > > > > > (c) in the case of an offence under Part 7 or 7A or the regulations under those Parts—summarily before the Land and Environment Court. > > > (2) If proceedings are brought in the Local Court, the maximum monetary penalty that the Local Court may impose for the offence is, despite any other provision of this Act, 200 penalty units. > > > (3) An indictable offence is to be prosecuted on indictment. However, Chapter 5 of the [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209) (which relates to the summary disposal of certain indictable offences unless an election is made to proceed on indictment) applies to and in respect of any such offence. > > > (4) In this section, an indictable offence means an offence against section 21B. > > **s 277:** Am 1997 No 153, Sch 1 \[12\]; 1999 No 85, Sch 2.22; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.117 \[1\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2009 No 114, Sch 1 \[132\]–\[134\].