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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Offences and closure of premises - Infringement offences

264: Regulations

You could also call this:

"Rules made by the Governor-General about alcohol laws and penalties"

The Governor-General can make rules for things like how much you have to pay if you break the law related to alcohol. You have to pay a fee if you commit an infringement offence. The Governor-General can also make rules about what information is included in notices that tell you about the offence and any reminders.

The Governor-General can make rules about the form of these notices. If you want to know more about how these rules are published, you can look at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

These rules are a type of law called secondary legislation, which means they are made under another law.

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Part 2Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Offences and closure of premises: Infringement offences

264Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the advice of the Minister, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

  2. prescribing the infringement fee payable in respect of infringement offences:
    1. prescribing the form of infringement notices and reminder notices for infringement offences, and any other particulars to be contained in infringement notices and reminder notices.

      1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 264(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).