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Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963
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10 Punishment of offences
(1) An offence against this Act may be prosecuted either summarily or upon indictment, but an offender is not liable to be punished more than once in respect of the same offence. (2) In summary proceedings against a person for an offence against this Act, the court shall not impose on that person, in respect of the offence, a penalty of imprisonment for a term exceeding 3 months or a pecuniary penalty exceeding 10 penalty units.