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UNLAWFUL GAMBLING ACT 1998 - SECT 51
Proceedings for offences
51 Proceedings for offences
(1) Except as provided by subsection (2), proceedings for an offence under
this Act are to be dealt with summarily before the Local Court.
(2) A second
or subsequent offence under section 9, 11, 15, 19 (1), 31, 32, 33, 35 or 36 is
to be prosecuted on indictment. However, Chapter 5 of the Criminal Procedure
Act 1986 (which relates to the summary disposal of certain indictable offences
unless an election is made to proceed on indictment) applies to and in respect
of any such second or subsequent offence.
(3) If proceedings for an offence
under this Act are dealt with summarily before the Local Court, the maximum
penalty that may be imposed is 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years
(or both), or the maximum penalty provided for the offence, whichever is the
lesser.
(4) Proceedings for an offence under this Act may be commenced-- (a)
in the case of an offence referred to in subsection (2)--at any time within 2
years after the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed,
or
(b) in the case of any other offence--within 6 months after the date on
which the offence is alleged to have been committed.
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