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80AMaximum monetary penalty Local Court may impose in certain circumstances
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#### 80A Maximum monetary penalty Local Court may impose in certain circumstances
80A Maximum monetary penalty Local Court may impose in certain circumstances
> If an Act—
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> > (a) provides that an offence under the Act may be dealt with summarily by the Local Court or, in the alternative, by another court, and
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> > (b) imposes a limit by reference solely to an amount of money (however expressed) on the penalty that the Local Court may impose when dealing with such an offence,
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> that limit, unless otherwise expressly provided by the Act, does not affect any non-monetary penalty that may be imposed by the Local Court for the offence.
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> **s 80A:** Ins 1999 No 85, Sch 1.16 \[3\]. Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.53 \[2\].