Proceedings against successors to public bodies
51C Proceedings against successors to public bodies
In this section, public body means—
a body corporate representing the Crown; or
a State owned enterprise or reorganising body (within the meaning of the State Owned Enterprises Act 1992); or
S. 51C(1)(c) amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 22).
a Council (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2020); or
a public entity (within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004).
Proceedings for an offence against this Act that were instituted against a public body before its dissolution, or that could have been instituted against a public body if not for its dissolution, may be continued or instituted against its successor if the successor is a public body.
An infringement notice served on a public body for an offence against this Act is taken to be an infringement notice served on its successor if the successor is a public body.
Similarly, any penalty paid by a public body in respect of an infringement notice is taken to be a penalty paid by its successor if the successor is a public body.
Pt 7A (Heading and s. 51D) inserted by No. 36/2021 s. 10.
Part VIIA—Insurance and indemnity for pecuniary penalties prohibited
S. 51D inserted by No. 36/2021 s. 10.
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