s. 109A 109A Operation of penalty provisions S. 109A inserted by If an offence is described in a provision of an Act, No. 48/1997 subordinate instrument or local law as being an s. 29. offence of a specified level or as being punishable by imprisonment or a fine of a specified level and there is included in that provision a description in years or months or both of the term of imprisonment, or in penalty units or dollars of the amount of the fine, by which that offence is punishable, that description— (a) is inserted for convenience of reference only and does not affect the operation of the penalty provision as expressed in terms of levels; and (b) must be disregarded if it is inconsistent with that penalty provision— unless the contrary intention appears. 110 Meaning of penalty units S. 110 substituted by No. 10/2004 (1) If in an Act or subordinate instrument (except a s. 13. local law made under Part 5 of the Local Government Act 1989) there is a statement of a number (whether whole, decimal or fractional) of what are called that statement must, penalty units, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as stating a number of dollars equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of penalty units by the amount fixed from time to time by the Treasurer under section 5(3) of the Monetary Units Act 2004. (2) If in a local law made under Part 5 of the Local Government Act 1989 there is a statement of a number (whether whole, decimal or fractional) of what are called that statement must, penalty units, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as stating a number of dollars equal to
S. 109A inserted by No. 48/1997 s. 29. 109A Operation of penalty provisions s. 109A If an offence is described in a provision of an Act, subordinate instrument or local law as being an offence of a specified level or as being punishable by imprisonment or a fine of a specified level and there is included in that provision a description in years or months or both of the term of imprisonment, or in penalty units or dollars of the amount of the fine, by which that offence is punishable, that description— (a) is inserted for convenience of reference only and does not affect the operation of the penalty provision as expressed in terms of levels; and (b) must be disregarded if it is inconsistent with that penalty provision— unless the contrary intention appears. S. 110 substituted by No. 10/2004 s. 13. 110 Meaning of penalty units (1) If in an Act or subordinate instrument (except a local law made under Part 5 of the Local Government Act 1989) there is a statement of a number (whether whole, decimal or fractional) of what are called penalty units, that statement must, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as stating a number of dollars equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of penalty units by the amount fixed from time to time by the Treasurer under section 5(3) of the Monetary Units Act 2004. (2) If in a local law made under Part 5 of the Local Government Act 1989 there is a statement of a number (whether whole, decimal or fractional) of what are called penalty units, that statement must, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as stating a number of dollars equal to