Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DENTAL BENEFITS ACT 2008 - SECT 55

  (1)   An offence against section   52, 53 or 54 is an indictable offence.

  (2)   Despite subsection   (1), a court of summary jurisdiction may hear and determine proceedings in respect of an offence referred to in that subsection if:

  (a)   the court is satisfied that it is proper to do so; and

  (b)   the defendant and the prosecutor consent.

  (3)   If, in accordance with subsection   (2), a court of summary jurisdiction convicts a person of an offence referred to in subsection   (1), the penalty that the court may impose is:

  (a)   imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months; or

  (b)   a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.