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Customer and Product Data Bill

Regulatory and enforcement matters - Infringement offences

68: What infringement notice must contain

You could also call this:

“A notice about breaking a rule must include important details”

The proposed law says that if you get an infringement notice, it must have certain information on it. This notice is a special form that tells you about a rule you might have broken. The notice will tell you when and where the offence happened, and what kind of offence it was. It will also tell you how much money you need to pay as a fine.

The notice will give you the address of the chief executive, which is the person in charge. It will explain how you can pay the fine and by when you need to pay it. There will be a summary of a part of another law called the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

The notice will also tell you that you have the right to ask for a hearing if you don’t agree with the notice. It will explain what will happen if you don’t pay the fine or ask for a hearing. There might be other information on the notice too, if the rules say it needs to be there.

Remember, this is all part of a proposed new law, so it’s not in effect yet. It’s just explaining what might be required on infringement notices in the future if this law is passed.

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Part 4 Regulatory and enforcement matters
Infringement offences

68What 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 chief executive:
        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 matters prescribed in the regulations.