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Regulatory and enforcement matters - Infringement offences

62: Infringement offences

You could also call this:

"How you might be punished for breaking this law"

If you are accused of breaking this law, there are two ways you might be dealt with. First, someone might file a charging document against you. This is like an official accusation that starts a court case. Second, you might get an infringement notice, which is like a ticket for breaking the law.

If someone decides to file a charging document against you, they don't need special permission from a judge or court official to do so. This makes it easier for them to start the process.

If you get an infringement notice, there's a specific way that things will happen after that. The rules for what happens next are written in another law called the Summary Proceedings Act.

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Part 4Regulatory and enforcement matters
Infringement offences

62Infringement 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 63.
      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.