Clause 7

Any member of the Corps accused of any of the offences specified in the Schedule to this Act may, instead of being dealt with under section 17 or 18, be prosecuted in any court and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.(2) Where a member of the Corps is convicted under subsection (1), the court may order him to pay to any person who suffered damage or loss through the offence compensation not exceeding one thousand dollars.(3) Nothing in subsection (2) shall prejudice the right of any person to a civil remedy for the recovery of damages beyond the amount of compensation ordered.(4) No prosecution under this section shall be instituted without the previous sanction in writing of a commanding officer.”.