(1) An authorised officer may issue a penalty notice to a person if it appears
to the authorised officer that the person has committed a penalty notice
offence.
(2) A penalty notice offence is an offence against this Act 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.
(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.