(1) An authorised officer may issue a penalty notice to a person if it appears
to the officer that the person has committed a penalty notice offence.
(2) A
penalty notice offence is an offence against this Act (other than an offence
referred to in section 84 (2) or (3)) or the regulations that is prescribed by
the regulations as a penalty notice offence.
(3) The Fines Act 1996 applies
to a penalty notice issued under this section.
Note : The Fines Act 1996
provides that, if a person issued with a penalty notice does not wish to have
the matter determined by a court, the person may pay the amount specified in
the notice and is not liable to any further proceedings for the alleged
offence.
(4) The amount payable under a penalty notice issued under this
section is the amount prescribed for the alleged offence by the regulations
(not exceeding the maximum amount of penalty that could be imposed for the
offence by a court).
(5) This section does not limit the operation of any
other provision of, or made under, this or any other Act relating to
proceedings that may be taken in respect of offences.
(6) In this section--
"authorised officer" means--
(a) a police officer, or
(b) any other member of
the NSW Police Force authorised in writing by the Commissioner for the
purposes of this section.