Part 6Miscellaneous
48CRegulations relating to infringement offences
The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations—
- prescribing infringement offences for the contravention of regulations made under this Act:
- prescribing penalties for infringement offences, which,—
- in the case of infringement fees, must not be more than $1,000; and
- in the case of maximum fines, must not be more than twice the amount of the infringement fee for the offence:
- in the case of infringement fees, must not be more than $1,000; and
- prescribing information to be included in infringement notices and reminder notices.
An offence prescribed under subsection (1)(a) may apply to conduct that—
- is also punishable by an offence made under section 48(1)(n) that is not an infringement offence; or
- is similar to that conduct.
Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1)(a).
In the circumstances described in subsection (2), the infringement offence does not prevent the prosecution of, and conviction for, the offence referred to in subsection (2)(a).
Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).
Notes
- Section 48C: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).
- Section 48C(5): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).