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Water Services Act 2021

Standards, enforcement, and other matters - Infringement offences

153: What infringement notice must contain

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"What information must be in an infringement notice?"

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When you get an infringement notice, it must have certain information. It must tell you what you are alleged to have done wrong, including when and where it happened. It must also tell you how much you have to pay and how to pay it. You need to know how long you have to pay the fee and what happens if you do not pay. The notice must include a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957. It must also tell you that you have the right to request a hearing. If you do not pay the fee or ask for a hearing, the notice must tell you what will happen next. It may include other information that the regulations require. If you get an infringement notice, the rules under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 can be used to deal with the offence.

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Part 3Standards, enforcement, and other matters
Infringement offences

153What infringement notice must contain

  1. An infringement notice must be in the form prescribed in the regulations 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 place at which the infringement fee may be paid:
        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 particulars prescribed in the regulations.

                    1. If an infringement notice has been issued under this section, the procedure under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 may 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.

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