7Penalties

7 Penalties

7 Penalties

(1) A person guilty of an offence against this Act is liable:

(a) in the case of a corporation—to a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units for a first offence and not exceeding 100 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence, or

(b) in any other case—to a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units for a first offence and not exceeding 20 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.

(2) Proceedings for an offence against this Act may be taken before the Local Court.

(3) The court by which a person is convicted of an offence against this Act may, by its conviction, order that:

(a) any instrument or apparatus,

(b) any written or recorded output from an instrument or apparatus, or

(c) any written or recorded analysis of, or opinion as to the effect of, output from an instrument or apparatus,

used in the commission of the offence and described in the order be forfeited to the Crown and delivered, within a period specified in the order by the person who has possession of the device, output, analysis or opinion to a person so specified to be dealt with as the Minister thinks fit.

s 7: Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 1999 No 31, Sch 4.51; 2007 No 94, Sch 4.