Section 16, Local Courts Act, 1963

In addition to the jurisdiction conferred by section 13 the Governor-General may by Order confer on all or any Local Courts jurisdiction to enforce all or any of the provisions of any Act creating criminal offences: Provided that the penalties actually imposed shall not exceed a fine of fifty pounds or imprisonment for a period of six months or both such fine and such imprisonment. PART IV—PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF LOCAL COURTS [Margin: Practice and procedure.]