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Crown Minerals Act 1991

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

104D: When infringement notice may be issued

You could also call this:

"When you can get a fine for breaking the rules"

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The chief executive or an enforcement officer can issue an infringement notice to you if they believe you are committing, or have committed, an infringement offence. They must have reasonable grounds for this belief. This means they need to have a good reason to think you have done something wrong.

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Offences and miscellaneous: Offences and legal proceedings

104DWhen infringement notice may be issued

  1. The chief executive or an enforcement officer may issue an infringement notice to a person if the chief executive or enforcement officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person is committing, or has committed, an infringement offence.

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