State Penalties Enforcement (Transitional) Regulation 2017

This regulation may be cited as the State Penalties Enforcement (Transitional) Regulation 2017.

This regulation commences on 4 December 2017.

This regulation is a transitional regulation.

The main purpose of this regulation is to facilitate the change from the operation of the provisions of the Act, as in force before the commencement of particular provisions of the State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Act 2017, to the operation of the provisions of the Act, as in force after the commencement.

The main changes for the Act are—

the introduction of work and development orders; and

the removal of fine option orders and good behaviour orders.

In this regulation—

transition period means the period—

beginning on 4 December 2017; and

ending on the commencement of the State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Act 2017, section 25.

During the transition period, a reference in section 153 to a fine option order is taken to be a reference to a work and development order.

During the transition period, a reference in section 29 or 38 to an infringement notice default is taken to be a reference to the registration of a default certificate under section 33.

During the transition period—

a reference in section 32O to entering into a payment plan is taken to be a reference to paying instalments under an instalment payment notice; and

a reference in section 108S, 115, 149A or 157 to a payment plan is taken to be a reference to an instalment payment notice.

This regulation expires on the commencement of the State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Act 2017, section 25.