Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An offence against subsection 51(1), (2) or (3) or section 55 is an indictable offence.
(2) An offence against this Act that is not an indictable offence is a summary offence.
(3) Notwithstanding that an offence against this Act is an indictable offence, a court of summary jurisdiction may hear and determine proceedings in respect of such an offence if the court is satisfied that it is proper to do so and the defendant and the prosecutor consent.
(4) Where, in accordance with subsection (3), a court of summary jurisdiction convicts a person of an offence against this Act, the penalty that the court may impose is:
(a) if an offence is an offence against subsection 51(1), (2) or (3) or section 55:
(i) in the case of a natural person--a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; or
(ii) in the case of a body corporate--a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units;
(b) if the offence is an offence against section 57:
(i) in the case of a natural person--imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units, or both; or
(ii) in the case of a body corporate--a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units.