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INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION ACT 1988 - SECT 116
Proceedings for offences
116 Proceedings for offences
(1) Except where otherwise expressly provided by this Act, proceedings for an
offence against this Act or the regulations shall be dealt with summarily
before the Local Court.
(2) If an offence against this Act is an indictable
offence, the Local Court may nevertheless hear and determine the proceedings
in respect of such an offence if the court is satisfied that it is proper to
do so and the defendant and prosecutor consent.
(3) If, in accordance with
subsection (2), the Local Court convicts a person of such an offence, the
maximum penalty that the court may impose is-- (a) in the case of an
individual--the smaller of-- (i) a fine of 50 penalty units or imprisonment
for 2 years, or both, or
(ii) the maximum penalty otherwise applicable to the
offence when committed by an individual, or
(b) in the case of a
corporation--the smaller of-- (i) a fine of 100 penalty units, or
(ii) the
maximum penalty otherwise applicable to the offence when committed by a
corporation.
(4) Proceedings for an alleged offence under section 79I, 80
(c), 81, 82 or 95 may be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the
alleged offence.
(5) Proceedings for an alleged offence under section 112 may
be commenced within 2 years after the commission of the alleged offence.
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