33PInfringement notices

1. A harbourmaster, an enforcement officer, or a constable may serve an infringement notice on any person that he or she—

2. observes committing an infringement offence; or
3. has reasonable cause to believe—
   1. is committing an infringement offence; or
   2. has committed an infringement offence.

4. An infringement notice—

5. is served if the notice or a copy of it is delivered personally to the person alleged to have committed the offence:
6. is to be treated as served for the purposes of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 if the notice or a copy of it has been posted to the last known place of residence or business of the person alleged to have committed the offence.

7. Every infringement notice must be in the prescribed form and must contain the following:

8. such details of the alleged infringement offence as are sufficient to fairly inform a person of the time, place, and nature of the alleged offence; and
9. the amount of the infringement fee specified for that offence; and
10. the address of the place at which the infringement fee may be paid; and
11. the time within which the infringement fee must be paid; and
12. a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957; and
13. a statement that the person served with the notice has a right to request a hearing; and
14. a statement of what will happen if the person served with the notice neither pays the infringement fee nor requests a hearing; and
15. any other prescribed particulars.

16. If an infringement notice has been issued under this section, proceedings may be commenced in respect of the offence to which the notice relates in accordance with section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, and the provisions of that section apply with all necessary modifications.