Part 10Offences, penalties, and proceedings
Infringement offences
125AProceedings for infringement notices
This section applies when a person is alleged to have committed an infringement offence.
The person may—
- be proceeded against by filing a charging document under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011; or
- be served with an infringement notice as provided in section 125B and, in that case, section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 applies with all necessary modifications.
Proceedings commenced in the way described in subsection (2)(a) do not require leave of a District Court Judge or Registrar under section 21(1)(a) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.
Notes
- Section 125A: inserted, on , by section 148 of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).