New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CENTENNIAL PARK AND MOORE PARK TRUST ACT 1983 - SECT 24

24 Penalty notices for certain offences

(1) Where it appears to a prescribed officer that any person has committed, or by virtue of section 23 is guilty of, any offence against any regulation, the officer may serve a notice on that person to the effect that, if that person does not desire to have the matter determined by a court, that person may pay to the secretary to the Trust within the time specified therein an amount of penalty prescribed for the offence if dealt with under this section.

(2) Any notice under subsection (1):

(a) may be served personally or by post, or

(b) if it relates to an offence of which the owner of a vehicle is guilty by virtue of section 23, may be addressed to the owner without naming the owner or stating the address of the owner and may be served by leaving it on or attaching it to the vehicle.

(3) Any person alleged to have committed or to be guilty of an offence to which subsection (1) applies shall have the right to decline to be dealt with under this section.

(4) Any person who fails to pay the penalty within the time specified in the notice served on the person under subsection (1) or within such further time as may in any particular case be allowed by a prescribed officer shall be deemed to have declined to be dealt with under this section.

(5) Where the amount of any penalty prescribed for an alleged offence is paid pursuant to this section no person shall be liable for any further proceedings for the alleged offence.

(6) Payment of a penalty pursuant to this section shall not be regarded as an admission of liability for the purpose of nor in any way affect or prejudice any civil claim, action or proceeding arising out of the same occurrence.

(7) The provisions of this section are supplemental to and not in derogation of the provisions of any other section of this Act or any other Act in relation to proceedings which may be taken in respect of offences.