Purpose and effect of this Subdivision
58FN Purpose and effect of this Subdivision
The purpose of this Subdivision is to provide for the issue of an infringement notice to a person for an alleged contravention of:
a civil penalty provision of an SPF principle in Subdivision B or E of Division 2 of this Part; or
a civil penalty provision of an SPF code;
as an alternative to proceedings for an SPF civil penalty order.
This Subdivision does not:
require an SPF infringement notice to be issued for an alleged contravention of such a civil penalty provision; or
affect a person’s liability to proceedings for an SPF civil penalty order in relation to an alleged contravention of a civil penalty provision if:
an SPF infringement notice is not issued to the person for the contravention; or
an SPF infringement notice issued to the person for the contravention is withdrawn under section 58FU; or
prevent a court from imposing a higher penalty than the penalty specified in the SPF infringement notice if the person does not comply with the notice.
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