New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SECT 137A

137A Penalty notices for offences under section 136A

(1) The Minister may serve a penalty notice on the holder of a petroleum title if it appears to the Minister that the person has committed an offence under section 136A.

(2) A penalty notice is a notice to the effect that, if the person served does not wish to have the matter determined by a court, the person may pay, within the time and to the person specified in the notice, the penalty prescribed by the regulations for the offence if dealt with under this section.

(3) A penalty notice may be served personally or by post.

(4) If the amount of the penalty prescribed for an alleged offence is paid under this section, no person is liable to any further proceedings for the alleged offence.

(5) Payment under this section is not an admission of liability for the purposes of, and does not affect or prejudice, any civil claim, action or proceeding arising out of the same occurrence.

(6) The regulations may:

(a) prescribe the amount of penalty for an offence under section 136A if dealt with under this section, and

(b) prescribe different amounts of penalty for different offences or classes of offences under that section.

(7) The amount of penalty prescribed under this section for an offence may not exceed 100 penalty units.

(8) This section does not limit the operation of any provision made by or under this or any other Act relating to proceedings that may be taken in respect of offences.