153Infringement notices

1. An authorised person may issue an infringement notice to a person if the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that the person is committing, or has committed, an infringement offence.

2. The authorised person may—

3. deliver the infringement notice (or a copy of it) in person to the person alleged to have committed an infringement offence; or
4. send the notice by post addressed to that person’s last known place of residence or business or postal address.

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

6. An infringement notice and infringement offence reminder notice must be in the prescribed form and must contain the following particulars:

7. the details of the alleged infringement offence that are sufficient to inform a person of the time, place, and nature of the alleged offence; and
8. the amount of the infringement fee; and
9. in relation to the payment of the infringement fee,—
   1. the bank account into which the infringement fee may be paid; or
   2. the address of the place at which the infringement fee may be paid; and
10. the time within which the infringement fee must be paid; and
11. a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957; and
12. a statement that the person served with the notice has a right to request a hearing; and
13. a statement of what will happen if the person served with the notice neither pays the infringement fee nor requests a hearing; and
14. any other particulars that may be prescribed.

15. If an infringement notice has been issued under this section and the authorised person wishes to proceed, the procedure under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 must be used in respect of the offence to which the infringement notice relates and, in that case, the provisions of that section apply with all necessary modifications.