New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1988 - SECT 29A

29A Penalty notices: custody of knives in public place or school

(1) A police officer to whom it appears that a person has committed an offence under section 11C may serve on the apparent offender a notice to the effect that, if it is not desired to have the matter determined by a court, the person served may, within a time specified in the notice, pay an amount prescribed by the regulations to an officer so specified.

(2) A notice under this section may be served personally or by post.

(3) If the amount prescribed for an alleged offence under section 11C is paid under this section, no person is liable for any further proceedings for the alleged offence.

(4) Payment under this section is not to be regarded as an admission of liability for the purpose of, nor in any way affects or prejudices, any civil claim, action or proceeding arising out of the same occurrence.

(5) This section is to be read as supplementing, and not as derogating from:

(a) any other provision of this Act or the regulations, or

(b) a provision of any other Act or statutory rule,

in relation to proceedings which may be taken in respect of offences.

(6) A notice may be issued under this section to a person in respect of an alleged offence under section 11C only if the person has not previously been dealt with for a knife-related offence as referred to in section 11C (4) and (5).