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MOTOR DEALERS AND REPAIRERS ACT 2013 - SECT 156
Proceedings
156 Proceedings
(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations may be
taken and prosecuted only by the following persons-- (a) the Secretary or, in
the name of the Secretary, a person acting with the authority of the
Secretary,
(b) a police officer,
(c) the Secretary of the Department of
Transport or, in the name of the Secretary of the Department of Transport, a
person acting with the authority of that Secretary.
(2) Proceedings for an
offence under this Act or the regulations (other than proceedings for an
indictable offence) may be dealt with-- (a) summarily before the Local Court,
or
(b) summarily before the Supreme Court in its summary jurisdiction.
(3)
The maximum monetary penalty that the Local Court may impose in proceedings
for an offence under this Act or the regulations is the maximum penalty
specified for that offence or 100 penalty units, whichever is the lesser.
(4)
Any proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations must be
commenced not later than 1 year after the time when the offence is alleged to
have been committed.
(5) Despite subsection (4), proceedings for an offence
under Division 1 of Part 2 or section 52, 53 or 54 may be commenced at any
time within 3 years after the time when the offence is alleged to have been
committed.
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