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Sentencing Act 1995
28Fine in addition to or instead of imprisonment
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28 Fine in addition to or instead of imprisonment
(1) An offence against an Act for which there is no punishment
specified other than a term of imprisonment is punishable in
addition to or instead of imprisonment by a maximum fine
calculated in accordance with subsection (2).
(2) The maximum fine is calculated by multiplying 100 penalty units by
the term of imprisonment expressed:
(a) in years; or
(b) if the term is less than 12 months – as a fraction of a year.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the specified term of
imprisonment is life.