202Nature of proceedings for offences

#### 202 Nature of proceedings for offences 202 Nature of proceedings for offences > > (1) Proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations may be dealt with summarily before the Local Court. > > > (1A) Proceedings for an offence under section 105H may only be instituted by or with the approval of the Director of Public Prosecutions. > > > (2) Proceedings for an offence under section 120(1) may also, with the consent of the Minister, be dealt with by the Supreme Court in its summary jurisdiction. > > > (3) The maximum monetary penalty that may be imposed by the Local Court in proceedings for an offence against this Act is 50 penalty units or such other amount as may be prescribed by the regulations. > > > (4) Proceedings for an offence against this Act may be brought— > > > > > (a) in the case of an offence in relation to a rental bond for a residential tenancy agreement or a proposed residential tenancy agreement—within the period of 3 years that next succeeds— > > > > > > > (i) the commission of the offence, or > > > > > > > (ii) the termination of the residential tenancy agreement, > > > > > > whichever is the later, or > > > > > (b) in any other case—within the period of 3 years that next succeeds the commission of the offence, or > > > > > (c) with the consent of the Attorney General—at any time. > > **s 202:** Am 2012 No 95, Sch 1.16 \[1\]; 2018 No 58, Sch 1 \[37\].