Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - SECT 25

    (1)     An infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence must—

        (a)     be identified by a unique number; and

        (b)     state the date of service of the notice; and

        (c)     state—

              (i)     the full name, or surname and initials, and address of the person on whom the notice is served; or

              (ii)     the particulars that are, under the regulations, identifying particulars for the person; and

        (d)     give the short description prescribed by regulation for the offence (or the law and provision of the law contravened by the person) and—

              (i)     if the offence took place over a period and did not involve a vehicle—the period, or approximate period, when the offence was committed; or

              (ii)     in a case prescribed by regulation—the particulars that are, under the regulations, identifying particulars for the offence; or

              (iii)     in any other case—the place where the offence was committed and the date and approximate time of the offence; and

        (e)     if the offence involved a vehicle—state the particulars (if any) that are, under the regulations, identifying particulars for the vehicle; and

        (f)     if the offence involved an animal—state the particulars (if any) that are, under the regulations, identifying particulars for the animal; and

        (g)     state the infringement notice penalty payable by the person for the offence; and

        (h)     contain the information required by section 26 (Additional information in infringement notices); and

              (i)     identify the authorised person in accordance with the regulations; and

        (j)     include any other information required by regulation and any additional information that the administering authority considers appropriate.

    (2)     Subsection (1) (c) does not apply to the infringement notice if—

        (a)     the notice is served in the way mentioned in section 36 (4) (which is about service of an infringement notice on the responsible person for a vehicle by placing it on the vehicle); or

        (b)     a regulation provides that it does not apply to the notice.