Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Infringements Act 2006 - SECT 55

Extended period for lodgement

55. Extended period for lodgement

Details of an infringement penalty and prescribed costs in respect of a
lodgeable infringement offence must be lodged-

   (a)  no more than 6 months after the date of the offence alleged to have
        been committed; or

   (ab) if the offence has been committed against section 166(1) of the
        Electoral Act 2002, no more than 6 months after the date of service of
        the infringement notice in respect of that offence under section 167
        of that Act; or

   (ac) if the offence has been committed against section 40(1A) of the
        Local Government Act 1989, no more than 6 months after the date of
        service of the infringement notice in respect of that offence under
        section 40(3) of that Act; or

   (b)  if a person to whom a payment plan applies defaults on a payment, no
        more than 6 months after the date on which the person has defaulted
        under the payment plan; or

   (c)  if a person to whom a payment plan applies removes an infringement
        penalty and prescribed costs in respect of a lodgeable infringement
        offence from the plan, no more than 6 months after the date on which
        the person has removed that infringement penalty and prescribed costs
        from the payment plan; or

   (d)  if a payment plan is cancelled-

   (i)  by the person to whom the payment plan applies, no more than 6 months
        after the person cancels the plan; or

   (ii) under section 48(2), no more than 6 months after the date on which the
        payment plan is cancelled under that section; or

   (e)  if an enforcement order is revoked under section 66(4)(b), no more
        than 6 months after the date of revocation of that order; or

   (f)  if an infringement notice is cancelled under this Act or any other Act
        or other instrument and a new infringement notice is issued or served
        in accordance with section 38(4) or any corresponding provision of
        another Act or other instrument, no more than 6 months after the date
        of cancellation of the cancelled infringement notice; or

   (g)  if an infringement notice is reviewed under Division 3 of Part 2, no
        more than 6 months after the date of service of the advice of the
        outcome on the applicant under section 24(3); or

   (h)  if a person has nominated another person for an offence committed
        under the Road Safety Act 1986, the Melbourne City Link Act 1995 or
        the EastLink Project Act 2004, no more than 6 months after the date of
        service of the infringement notice on the nominated person; or

   (ha) if a nomination of a kind specified in paragraph (h) is made and
        subsequently cancelled under section 84BF(1) of the
        Road Safety Act 1986 so that liability reverts to the person who made
        the nomination, no more than 6 months after the date of cancellation
        of the nomination; or



        (i)    subject to paragraph (h), if an offence has been committed
               under section 204 of the EastLink Project Act 2004, no more
               than 6 months after the date of service of the infringement
               notice under section 210(1) of that Act; or

   (j)  subject to paragraph (h), if the offence has been committed under
        section 73 of the Melbourne City Link Act 1995, no more than 6 months
        after the date of service of the infringement notice under section
        80(1) of that Act.