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WONGATHA WONGANARRA ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY BY-LAWS 2003 - REG 13

13 .         Offences against these by-laws

        (1)         You commit an offence against these by-laws —

        ●         if you do not obey one of these by-laws; or

        ●         if you do not comply with a condition that was imposed by the Governing Committee when it gave you permission under these by-laws to do something.

        (2)         A member of the Police Force can charge a person with committing an offence against these by-laws.

        (3)         You will be not guilty of an offence against these by-laws if you show the court that at the time of the offence you were a member of the community and that what you did was a custom of the community.

        (4)         A court that finds a person guilty of an offence against these by-laws can fine the person not more than $5 000.

        (5)         If a court finds a person guilty of an offence against these by-laws and finds that when the person committed the offence the person damaged property of another person or the Corporation, the court may order the person to pay compensation of not more than $250 to the other person or the Corporation.



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