57Proceedings for offences to be brought in Industrial Division of the Magistrates' Court

57 Proceedings for offences to be brought in Industrial Division of the Magistrates' Court

(1) If a person is charged with an offence against this Act, the charge must be heard, and all penalties recovered, before the Industrial Division of the Magistrates' Court.

(2) Despite anything to the contrary in any Act, the jurisdiction of the Industrial Division of the Magistrates' Court in relation to any matter referred to in subsection (1) is exclusive.

(3) Nothing in this section deprives a person of any right that the person has under the Criminal Procedure Act 2009—

(a) to appeal to the County Court against any sentence imposed by the Industrial Division of the Magistrates' Court; or

(b) to appeal to the Supreme Court, on a question of law, from a final order of the Industrial Division of the Magistrates' Court.