Section 41, Local Courts Act, 1963

(1) No fees or fines in excess of those authorized by this Act or any other written enactment shall be demanded or exacted from any person in respect of any proceedings in a Local Court or Group Local Appeal Court and any default in complying with an order for the refund of fines, fees or costs made by a superior Court or a reviewing officer shall be deemed to be an exaction of fees or fines in excess of those authorized. A 158 No. 20 Local Courts 1963 (2) Any member, officer or servant of a Local Court or Group Local Appeal Court who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [Margin: Corruption.]