Soil Conservation Act 1938
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29 Penalties
29 Penalties
(1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act shall, where no other penalty is expressly provided, be liable to a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(2) Proceedings for an offence against this Act are to be dealt with in a summary manner before the Local Court or before the Land and Environment Court.
(3) If proceedings for an offence against this Act are brought in the Local Court, the maximum monetary penalty that the Court may impose in respect of the offence is 100 penalty units or the maximum monetary penalty provided by this Act or the regulations in respect of the offence, whichever is the lesser.
s 29: Am 1978 No 128, Schs 3 (7), 5 (20); 1985 No 201, Sch 5 (8); 1986 No 142, Sch 1 (7); 1989 No 236, Sch 2 (9); 1999 No 85, Sch 2.61; 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 4.