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126C: When infringement notice may be issued
or “The boss can give you a special ticket if they think you've broken a small rule”
You could also call this:

“The boss can take back a special ticket they gave you for breaking a rule, even if you haven't paid for it yet.”

If you get an infringement notice, the chief executive can take it back before you pay the fee or before a court orders you to pay a fine. This is called revoking the notice. The chief executive can do this by writing to you and telling you that the notice is revoked. Even if they take back the notice, they can still take other actions against you for the same issue. This is allowed under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

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Next up: 126E: What infringement notice must contain

or “The notice must explain the rule you broke, how much to pay, and what happens next.”
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Infringement offences

126DInfringement notice may be revoked

  1. The chief executive may revoke an infringement notice before the infringement fee is paid, or an order for payment of a fine is made or deemed to be made by a court under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

  2. An infringement notice is revoked by giving written notice to the person to whom it was issued that the notice is revoked.

  3. The revocation of an infringement notice under this section is not a bar to any other enforcement action against the person to whom the notice was issued in respect of the same matter.

Notes
  • Section 126D: inserted, on , by section 70 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 59).