Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1999 - SECT 603

Prescribed particulars of traffic infringement notice

603. Prescribed particulars of traffic infringement notice



(1) For the purposes of section 88(2)(c) of the Act, the additional prescribed
details of a traffic infringement notice are-



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(c) the name and address of the person alleged to have committed the
infringement or, if the notice is issued in respect of an offence referred to
in regulation 301, the words "The Owner" or "The Operator"; and



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   (e)  if the alleged traffic infringement arises out of driving or being in
        charge of a motor vehicle or trailer, the registered number or other
        identification of the motor vehicle or trailer;

   (f)  if the traffic infringement notice relates to an alleged offence
        prescribed by regulation 301, it states that it is an infringement
        notice in relation to an offence detected by an automatic detection
        device; and

   (g)  if the traffic infringement notice relates to an alleged drink-driving
        infringement or excessive speed infringement-



   (i)  it states that it is issued in respect of a drink-driving infringement
        or excessive speed infringement (as the case requires);

   (ii) it states that unless a notice of objection is received at the address
        specified in the notice within 28 days after the date of the notice,
        the notice will take effect as a conviction and will result in
        cancellation or suspension of the licence or permit of the person on
        whom it is served;

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   (ga) if the traffic infringement notice relates to an alleged drug-driving
        infringement it states that-

   (i)  it is issued in respect of a drug-driving infringement;

   (ii) unless a notice of objection is received at the address specified in
        the notice within 28 days after the date of the notice, the notice
        will take effect as a conviction;

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   (m)  the name and location of the member of the police force, officer of
        the Corporation, officer of the Department of Infrastructure or other
        person authorised in accordance with section 88(1) of the Act who
        issued the notice;

   (n)  if the notice is issued in respect of an offence prescribed in
        regulation 301, a statement that a copy of the image or message
        produced by an automatic detection device of the alleged traffic
        infringement may be inspected or purchased and the manner in which the
        inspection or purchase may be arranged;

   (o)  if the notice is issued in respect of a drink-driving infringement,
        drug-driving infringement or an excessive speed infringement under
        section 89A of the Act, the address of the person to whom a notice of
        objection is to be sent.

(2) An infringement notice issued in respect of a drink driving infringement,
drug-driving infringement or excessive speed infringement under section 89A of
the Act may be accompanied by-

   (a)  a notice setting out in summary form-

   (i)  the consequences of paying or failing to pay the infringement penalty;
        and

   (ii) the consequences of giving or failing to give a notice of objection;
        and

   (b)  a form of notice of objection.