Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) If, after a
provision of this Act, “Summary conviction penalty:” appears
followed by a penalty, a charge before a court of petty sessions that a person
has committed an offence under that provision may be dealt with summarily in
accordance with this section and the person is liable on summary conviction to
that penalty.
(2) A charge can only
be dealt with summarily in accordance with this section if the prosecutor and
the person charged consent and the court considers that the charge can be
adequately dealt with summarily having regard to —
(a) the
nature and particulars of the offence;
(b) such
particulars of the circumstances relating to the charge and the antecedents of
the person charged as the court may require from the prosecutor; and
(c)
whether or not it is appropriate to deal with the charge summarily.