Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.377Indictable and summary offences
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sec.377 Indictable and summary offences
An offence against this Act is an indictable offence, and a crime, if the maximum penalty for the offence is— 500 penalty units or more; or 5 years imprisonment or more. Otherwise, an offence against this Act is a summary offence. s 377 (prev s 146) amd 2004 No. 49 s 45 ; 2008 No. 18 s 44 ; 2010 No. 5 s 60 renum 2010 No. 5 s 56 (3) sch 2 amdt 80 amd 2014 No. 28 s 75 ; 2019 No. 18 s 62 (sec.377-ssec.1) An offence against this Act is an indictable offence, and a crime, if the maximum penalty for the offence is— 500 penalty units or more; or 5 years imprisonment or more. (sec.377-ssec.3) Otherwise, an offence against this Act is a summary offence.
- (a) 500 penalty units or more; or
- (b) 5 years imprisonment or more.