National Parks Act 1980

Infringement offences - Procedural matters

71K: Infringement notices

You could also call this:

"Rangers can give you a ticket if they think you broke a rule in a national park"

If a ranger thinks you've broken a rule in a national park, they can give you an infringement notice. This is like a ticket that says what you did wrong. The ranger can give you the notice in person or send it to your home or work address by post. If they send it by post, it counts as being given to you when they put it in the mail.

The infringement notice has to include certain information. It needs to tell you what you did wrong, including when and where it happened. It also needs to say how much the fine is and where you can pay it. The notice will tell you when you need to pay by and what happens if you don't pay or if you want to challenge the notice.

You have the right to ask for a hearing if you don't agree with the notice. The notice will explain what will happen if you don't pay the fine or ask for a hearing. There might be other information on the notice too, as required by law.

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Part 7AInfringement offences
Procedural matters

71KInfringement notices

  1. A ranger authorised under section 71J may issue an infringement notice to a person if the ranger believes on reasonable grounds that the person is committing, or has committed, an infringement offence.

  2. The ranger may deliver the infringement notice (or a copy of it) in person to the person alleged to have committed an infringement offence or send the notice by post addressed to that person’s last known place of residence or business.

  3. An infringement notice (or a copy of it) sent by post to a person under subsection (2) is to be treated as having been served on that person when it was posted.

  4. An infringement notice must be in the prescribed form and must contain the following particulars:

  5. 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
    1. the amount of the infringement fee; and
      1. the address of the place at which the infringement fee may be paid; and
        1. the time within which the infringement fee must be paid; and
          1. a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957; and
            1. a statement that the person served with the notice has a right to request a hearing; and
              1. a statement of what will happen if the person served with the notice neither pays the infringement fee nor requests a hearing; and
                1. any other particulars that may be prescribed.
                  Notes
                  • Section 71K: inserted, on , by section 35 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).