Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Infringements Act 2006 - SECT 84

Persons to whom infringement warrant may be directed

84. Persons to whom infringement warrant may be directed



(1) An infringement warrant, other than an infringement warrant issued against
a body corporate, may be directed to-

   (a)  the sheriff; or

   (b)  a named police member; or

   (c)  generally all police members; or

   (d)  the Commissioner within the meaning of the Corrections Act 1986; or

   (e)  any other person authorised by law to execute an infringement warrant.

(2) An infringement warrant issued against a body corporate may be directed to
the sheriff.

(3) An infringement warrant to be directed to the sheriff may be issued, not
in paper form, but by an infringements registrar causing to be entered in the
computer system used by the Court-

   (a)  the type of infringement warrant and the prescribed particulars; and

   (b)  his or her name and the date of issue of the infringement warrant.

(4) An infringement warrant issued in accordance with subsection (3) must not
be amended, altered or varied after its issue, unless the amendment,
alteration or variation is authorised by or under this Act or any other Act.









(5) An infringement warrant directed to the sheriff may, if the sheriff so
directs, be executed by-

   (a)  a named person who is a bailiff for the purposes of the
        Supreme Court Act 1986; or

   (b)  generally all persons who are bailiffs for the purposes of the
        Supreme Court Act 1986; or

   (c)  a named police member; or

   (d)  generally all police members; or

   (e)  in the case of an infringement warrant issued against a natural
        person, including a director to whom a declaration under section 91
        applies, generally all prison officers.

(6) A direction may be given by the sheriff under subsection (5) by-

   (a)  endorsing the execution copy of the infringement warrant with the
        direction; or

   (b)  issuing an infringement warrant to the same effect as the infringement
        warrant but directed in accordance with subsection (5).

(7) An infringement warrant endorsed or issued by the sheriff in accordance
with subsection (6) directs and authorises the person to whom it is directed
to do all things that he or she would have been directed and authorised to do
by the original infringement warrant if it had been directed to him or her.

(8) An infringement warrant directed to a named police member may be executed
by any police member.

(9) An infringement warrant directed to a named bailiff may be executed by any
bailiff.