Magistrates Court Act 1930
116ADefinitions for pt 3.7
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116A Definitions for pt 3.7 (1) In this part: defendant means a person who has been properly served with a summons in accordance with section 116B. law in force in the ACT includes a statute of the Australian National University about parking or traffic. (2) For this part (other than section 116B (2)), a notice to defendant form, notice of intention to defend form and plea of guilty form includes a copy of the form printed on the back of a copy of a 116AA Meaning of prescribed offence for pt 3.7 (1) For this part, an offence against a law in force in the ACT is a prescribed offence in relation to a person if— (a) for an offence against the road transport legislation—the maximum fine that can be imposed on the person for the offence is 30 penalty units; or (b) it is an offence against the Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT); or (c) for any other offence—the maximum fine that can be imposed on the person for the offence is 10 penalty units. road transport legislation means the following: (a) the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999; (b) the Road Transport (General) Act 1999;
(c) the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001; (d) the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999; (e) the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999; (f) any other Act or any regulation prescribed by regulation. made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).