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Customer and Product Data Bill

Regulatory and enforcement matters - Infringement offences

65: Infringement offences

You could also call this:

“Rules for dealing with small law breaks in a simpler way”

The proposed law says that if you are accused of an infringement offence, there are two ways the authorities can deal with it. They can either file a charging document, which is a formal legal accusation, or they can give you an infringement notice. An infringement notice is a less formal way of dealing with minor offences.

If the authorities decide to file a charging document, they don’t need special permission from a judge or court official to do so. This makes the process simpler and faster.

The law also mentions that there are specific rules about what happens if you get an infringement notice. These rules are written in another law called the Summary Proceedings Act.

Remember, this is part of a proposed law, so it’s not in effect yet. It’s just explaining how things might work if the law is passed.

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Part 4 Regulatory and enforcement matters
Infringement offences

65Infringement offences

  1. A person that is alleged to have committed an infringement offence may—

  2. be proceeded against by the filing of a charging document under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011; or
    1. be issued with an infringement notice under section 66.

      1. Proceedings commenced in the way described in subsection (1)(a) do not require the leave of a District Court Judge or Registrar under section 21(1)(a) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

      2. See section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 for the procedure that applies if an infringement notice is issued.