Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS - SECT 8

(1) The infringement notice must specify the following particulars:

(a) the name and address of the alleged offender, if known;

(b) the date of the infringement notice;

(c) the date, time and place of the infringement offence;

(d) a description of the infringement offence and the prescribed amount payable for the offence;

(e) the enforcement agency, as defined in the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act , to whom the prescribed amount is payable.

(2) An infringement notice must include a statement to the effect of the following:

(a) the alleged offender may expiate the infringement offence and avoid further action in relation to the offence by paying the prescribed amount to the specified enforcement agency within
28 days after service of the notice;

(b) the alleged offender may elect under section 21 of the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act to have the matter dealt with by a court instead of under that Act by completing a statement of election and serving it on the specified enforcement agency;

(c) if the alleged offender does nothing in response to the notice, enforcement action may be taken under the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act including (but not limited to) action for the following:

(i) suspension of the alleged offender's licence to drive;

(ii) suspension of the alleged offender's vehicle registration;

(iii) seizure of personal property of the alleged offender;

(iv) deduction of an amount from the alleged offender's wages or salary;

(v) registration of a statutory charge on land owned by the alleged offender;

(vi) making of a community work order for the alleged offender which may result in imprisonment of the alleged offender if the alleged offender breaches the order.

(3) Also, the infringement notice must include the statement of election mentioned in subregulation (2)(b).