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Enforcement and other matters - Enforcement - Infringement offences

292: Revocation of infringement notice before payment made

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"The enforcement officer can cancel your infringement notice before you pay."

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If you get an infringement notice, the enforcement officer can cancel it before you pay the fee. They can also cancel it before a court orders you to pay a fine under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957. The officer must tell you that your notice has been cancelled. If the notice is cancelled before you pay, it does not stop further action from happening. This action is described in section 289(1)(a) or (b) and it can still be taken against you. You can still face consequences for the same matter even if the notice is cancelled. The enforcement officer must make sure you know your notice has been cancelled. They have to take reasonable steps to inform you about the cancellation. This is an important part of the process if you receive an infringement notice.

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291: When infringement notice may be issued, or

"When you can get a notice for breaking an environment rule"

293: What infringement notice must contain, or

"What information must be on an infringement notice"

Part 6Enforcement and other matters
Enforcement: Infringement offences

292Revocation of infringement notice before payment made

The enforcement officer 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.

The enforcement officer must take reasonable steps to ensure that the person to whom the notice was issued is made aware of the revocation of the notice.
The revocation of an infringement notice before the infringement fee is paid is not a bar to any further action as described in section 289(1)(a) or (b) against the person to whom the notice was issued in respect of the same matter.