Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Infringements Act 2006 - SECT 54

Lodgement of infringement penalty with infringements registrar

54. Lodgement of infringement penalty with infringements registrar



(1) An enforcement agency may lodge details of any outstanding amount of an
infringement penalty in respect of a lodgeable infringement offence together
with the prescribed costs (if any) with an infringements registrar if-

   (a)  the infringement penalty is not less than the prescribed minimum
        infringement penalty amount; and

   (b)  the criteria set out in subsection (2) are satisfied.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the criteria are-

   (a)  a penalty reminder notice has been served on a person; and

   (b)  the period specified in the penalty reminder notice for payment under
        the penalty reminder notice has passed; and

   (c)  full payment of the infringement penalty and any prescribed costs have
        not been received by the enforcement agency; and

   (d)  the enforcement agency has not-

   (i)  filed a charge in respect of the offence alleged to have been
        committed; or

   (ii) referred the matter to the Court under section 17; and

   (e)  if the infringement notice was served under section 87 of the
        Road Safety Act 1986, the person was at the time of the infringement
        offence the responsible person (within the meaning of Part 6AA of the
        Road Safety Act 1986) in relation to the vehicle involved in the
        offence; and

   (f)  if the infringement notice was issued in respect of an offence to
        which section 66 of the Road Safety Act 1986 applies, the person was
        at the time of the infringement offence the responsible person (within
        the meaning of Part 6AA of the Road Safety Act 1986) in relation to
        the motor vehicle or trailer involved in the offence; and

   (g)  if the infringement notice was issued in respect of an offence against
        section 73(1) of the Melbourne City Link Act 1995, the person was at
        the time of the infringement offence the responsible person (within
        the meaning of Part 6AA of the Road Safety Act 1986) in relation to
        the vehicle involved in the offence; and

   (h)  if the infringement notice was issued in respect of an offence under
        section 204 of the EastLink Project Act 2004, the person was at the
        time of the trip to which the infringement offence relates the
        responsible person (within the meaning of Part 6AA of the
        Road Safety Act 1986) in relation to the vehicle involved in the
        offence.