Penalty notices
11.3 Penalty notices
An authorised officer may issue a penalty notice to a person if it appears to the officer that the person has committed a penalty notice offence.
A penalty notice offence is an offence against this Act or the regulations that is prescribed by the regulations as a penalty notice offence.
The Fines Act 1996 applies to a penalty notice issued under this section.
Note.
The Fines Act 1996 provides that, if a person issued with a penalty notice does not wish to have the matter determined by a court, the person may pay the amount specified in the notice and is not liable to any further proceedings for the alleged offence.
Without limiting section 21 of the Fines Act 1996, a penalty notice for an offence to which section 11.8 applies that involves the entry, use or parking of a vehicle may be served by leaving it on, or attaching it to, the vehicle addressed to “the responsible person” (without stating the name or address of the responsible person).
Note.
Subject to certain exceptions, section 11.8 makes the responsible person for the vehicle liable for an offence of this kind unless the person nominates the actual offender.
The amount payable under a penalty notice issued under this section is the amount prescribed for the alleged offence by the regulations (not exceeding the maximum amount of penalty that could be imposed for the offence by a court).
This section does not limit the operation of any other provision of, or made under, this or any other Act relating to proceedings that may be taken in respect of offences.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
, prescribed by the regulations
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