INFRINGEMENTS ACT 2006 - SECT 214 Infringement notices and penalty reminder notices
INFRINGEMENTS ACT 2006 - SECT 214
Infringement notices and penalty reminder notices(1) Subject to this Part and anything to the contrary in this Act or the Fines Reform Act 2014 , on and from the commencement day, this Act and the Fines Reform Act 2014 apply to any infringement notice irrespective of whether the infringement notice was issued before, on or after the commencement day.
(2) Despite subsection (1) and anything to the contrary in this Act, if an infringement notice was served on a person before the commencement day—
(a) the date specified in the infringement notice as the time by which the person served with the notice must pay the infringement penalty specified in the infringement notice is the date by which that person must pay that penalty, if that date is a day on or after the commencement day, irrespective of whether that date specified is more than 21 days after the infringement notice was served; and
(b) if any matter specified in the infringement notice conflicts with the requirements of this Act, the matter specified in the infringement notice prevails.
(3) Despite subsection (1) and anything to the contrary in this Act, if a penalty reminder notice was served on a person before the commencement day—
(a) the date specified in the penalty reminder notice as the time by which the person served with the notice must pay the infringement penalty specified and any penalty reminder notice fee is the date by which that person must pay that penalty, if that date is a day on or after the commencement day, irrespective of whether that date specified is more than 14 days after the penalty reminder notice was served; and
(b) if any matter specified in the penalty reminder notice conflicts with the requirements of this Act, the matter specified in the penalty reminder notice prevails.
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S. 216 inserted by No. 47/2014 s. 247 (as amended by Nos 29/2016 s. 54, 59/2017 s. 102).