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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Offences and miscellaneous - Offences and legal proceedings

104B: Infringement offences

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"Breaking the rules: what happens if you do something wrong"

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If you are alleged to have committed an infringement offence, you may be dealt with in one of two ways. You can be taken to court by filing a charging document under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011. Alternatively, you can be issued with an infringement notice under section 104D.

If you are taken to court, the court does not need special permission from a District Court Judge or Registrar, as stated in section 21(1)(a) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

You can find out what happens if you are issued with an infringement notice by looking at section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

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Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Offences and miscellaneous: Offences and legal proceedings

104BInfringement offences

  1. A person who is alleged to have committed an infringement offence may—

  2. be proceeded against by the filing of a charging document under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011; or
    1. be issued with an infringement notice under section 104D.

      1. Proceedings commenced in the way described in subsection (1)(a) do not require the leave of a District Court Judge or Registrar under section 21(1)(a) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

      2. See section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 for the procedure that applies if an infringement notice is issued.

      Notes
      • Section 104B: inserted, on , by section 26 of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 53).