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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Infringement offences

278: What infringement notice must contain

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"What information an infringement notice must include"

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If you get an infringement notice, it must have certain information on it. You need to know what you are supposed to have done wrong, where and when it happened. The notice must also say how much you have to pay. The notice must tell you where to send the payment and how to pay it. It must also say when you have to pay it by. You will also get information about what happens if you do not pay or ask for a hearing. The notice must include a summary of what the law says about this, as stated in section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957. It must tell you that you can ask for a hearing if you want to. It must also tell you what will happen if you do nothing.

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Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Infringement offences

278What infringement notice must contain

  1. An infringement notice must be in the prescribed form 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 Arms Regulator:
        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 prescribed matters.