Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

A person to whom an infringement notice has been given may make written representations to the Secretary seeking the withdrawal of the notice.

The Secretary may withdraw an infringement notice given to a person (whether or not the person has made written representations seeking the withdrawal).

When deciding whether or not to withdraw an infringement notice (the relevant infringement notice), the Secretary:

must take into account any written representations seeking the withdrawal that were given by the person to the Secretary; and

may take into account the following:

whether a court has previously imposed a penalty on the person for a contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations that is an offence of strict liability or for a contravention of a civil penalty provision;

the circumstances of the alleged contravention;

whether the person has paid an amount, stated in an earlier infringement notice, for a contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations that is an offence of strict liability or for a contravention of a civil penalty provision if the contravention is constituted by conduct that is the same, or substantially the same, as the conduct alleged to constitute the contravention in the relevant infringement notice;

any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.

Notice of the withdrawal of the infringement notice must be given to the person. The withdrawal notice must state:

the person’s name and address; and

the day the infringement notice was given; and

the identifying number of the infringement notice; and

that the infringement notice is withdrawn; and

that:

if the provision is an offence of strict liability—the person may be prosecuted in a court for the alleged contravention; or

if the provision is a civil penalty provision—proceedings seeking an order under subsection 42Y(2) may be brought in relation to the alleged contravention.

If:

the Secretary withdraws the infringement notice; and

the person has already paid the amount stated in the notice;