Building Professionals Act 2005 No 115
Current version for 1 March 2013 to date (accessed 25 May 2013 at 08:01)
93 Proceedings for offences
(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act may be taken before
the Local Court or before the Land and Environment Court in its summary
jurisdiction.
(2) Proceedings for an offence against the regulations may be taken
before the Local Court.
(3) If proceedings in respect of an offence against this Act are
brought in the Local Court, the maximum monetary penalty that the court may
impose in respect of the offence is, despite any other provisions of this Act,
1,000 penalty units or the maximum monetary penalty provided by this Act in
respect of the offence, whichever is the lesser.
(4) If proceedings in respect of an offence against this Act are
brought in the Land and Environment Court in its summary jurisdiction, that
Court may impose a penalty not exceeding the maximum penalty provided by this
Act in respect of the offence.
(5) Despite the Criminal Procedure
Act 1986 or any other Act, proceedings for an offence against
this Act or the regulations may be commenced not later than 2 years after the
date alleged to be the date on which the offence was
committed.