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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Discipline and offences - Offences

128: Infringement offences

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If you are alleged to have committed an infringement offence, you may either be taken to court 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 129. You will not need a District Court Judge or Registrar's permission to file a charging document if the Board or Registrar starts proceedings for an infringement offence. The Criminal Procedure Act 2011 has rules about how this works.

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Part 3Discipline and offences
Offences

128Infringement offences

  1. If a person is alleged to have committed an infringement offence, that person may either—

  2. be proceeded against by filing a charging document under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011; or
    1. be served with an infringement notice as provided in section 129.

      1. Despite section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, leave of a District Court Judge or Registrar to file a charging document is not necessary if the Board or the Registrar commences proceedings for an infringement offence by filing a charging document under the Criminal Procedure Act 2011.

      Notes
      • Section 128(1)(a): replaced, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 128(2): replaced, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).