42BConviction not required for imposition of penalty

### 42B Conviction not required for imposition of penalty > [*\[Section 42B Inserted by No. 2 of 2017, s. 7, Applied:31 Mar 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-03-31/act-2017-002#GS7@EN) > > > (1)  Despite any other enactment, if – > > > > > > (a) a court has found a person guilty of an offence against a provision of an enactment; and > > > > > > > (b) the provision, or another provision of the enactment, (***the relevant penalty provision***) contains a statement to the effect that a fine may or must be imposed if a person is convicted of the offence – > > > > the court may impose, in relation to the offence, a fine in accordance with the relevant penalty provision even though the court has not convicted the person of the offence. > > > (2)  Despite any other enactment, if – > > > > > > (a) a court has found a person guilty of an offence (a ***first offence***) against a provision of an enactment; and > > > > > > > (b) a court, after a court has found the person guilty of the first offence, finds the person guilty of another offence (the ***further offence***) against the provision; and > > > > > > > (c) the provision, or another provision of the enactment, (***the penalty provision***) contains a statement to the effect that a fine may or must be imposed in relation to such an offence against the provision if a person is convicted of the offence and has previously been convicted of such an offence or another offence – > > > > the court may impose, in relation to the further offence, a fine in accordance with the penalty provision even though a court has not convicted the person of either the first offence or the further offence, or both. > > > (3)  Nothing in this section is to be taken to authorise a court to impose, in relation to an offence committed by a person, a fine of an amount that is greater than the amount that could have been imposed if the person had been convicted of the offence.