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Planning Bill

Enforcement and other matters - Enforcement - Infringement offences

267: What infringement notice must contain

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"What information must be on an infringement notice?"

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If you get an infringement notice, it must have certain information on it. You need to know what the alleged offence is, including when and where it happened. The notice must also say how much you have to pay. The notice will tell you where to send the payment and how to pay it. You will know how long you have to pay the fee. The notice will also explain what happens if you do not pay or ask for a hearing. It must include a summary of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 and tell you that you can ask for a hearing. You will be told what will happen if you do nothing. The notice may have other information that the regulations require, made under section 281.

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Enforcement: Infringement offences

267What infringement notice must contain

  1. An infringement notice must be in the form prescribed in regulations made under section 281 and must contain the following particulars:

  2. details of the alleged infringement offence that fairly inform a person of the time, place, and nature of the alleged offence:
    1. the amount of the infringement fee:
      1. the address of the relevant authority:
        1. how the infringement fee may be paid:
          1. the time within which the infringement fee must be paid:
            1. a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957:
              1. a statement that the person served with the notice has a right to request a hearing:
                1. a statement of what will happen if the person served with the notice neither pays the infringement fee nor requests a hearing:
                  1. any other matters prescribed in regulations made under section 281.