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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Offences and penalties

32B: Procedural requirements relating to infringement notices

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“Rules for giving out and handling fines for breaking weight and measure laws”

When you get an infringement notice, it must be in a special form that the law says is okay. This notice will tell you important things about what you did wrong. It will say when and where it happened, and what kind of mistake it was. The notice will also tell you how much money you need to pay, where to pay it, and by when.

The notice will explain some important legal stuff, like what happens if you don’t pay. It will also tell you that you can ask for a hearing if you want to talk about what happened. There might be other information on the notice too, depending on what the law says needs to be there.

Sometimes, there are different types of notices for different kinds of mistakes. If you get a notice, the government can start legal action against you in a special way. They have to follow certain rules when they do this.

The law also says there must be reminder notices. These reminders need to have the same important information as the first notice you got.

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Part 6 Offences and penalties

32BProcedural requirements relating to infringement notices

  1. Every infringement notice shall be in a form prescribed by regulations made under this Act, and shall contain the following particulars:

  2. such details of the alleged infringement offence as are sufficient fairly to inform a person of the time, place, and nature of the alleged offence; and
    1. the amount of the infringement fee prescribed in respect of that offence; and
      1. the address of the place at which the infringement fee may be paid; and
        1. the time within which the infringement fee may be paid; and
          1. a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957; and
            1. a statement of the right of the person served with the notice to request a hearing; and
              1. a statement of the consequences if the person served with the notice does not pay the infringement fee and does not make a request for a hearing; and
                1. such other particulars as are prescribed.

                  1. Different forms of infringement notice may be prescribed in respect of different kinds of infringement offences.

                  2. If an infringement notice has been issued, proceedings in respect of the infringement offence to which the notice relates may be commenced in accordance with section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957; and in that case, section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 applies, with all necessary modifications.

                  3. Reminder notices must be prescribed by regulations made under section 41B and must contain the information referred to in subsection (1).

                  Notes
                  • Section 32B: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Weights and Measures Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 9).
                  • Section 32B heading: replaced, on , by section 14(1) of the Weights and Measures Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 145).
                  • Section 32B(1)(b): amended, on , by section 14(2) of the Weights and Measures Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 145).
                  • Section 32B(3): inserted, on , by section 14(3) of the Weights and Measures Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 145).
                  • Section 32B(4): inserted, on , by section 14(3) of the Weights and Measures Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 145).