Infringement notices, penalties and offences
11 Infringement notices, penalties and offences
S. 11(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 75.4).
A police officer may serve an infringement notice on a person who the police officer has reason to believe has committed an offence against section 7(1).
S. 11(1A) inserted by No. 43/2011 s. 24.
A protective services officer may serve an infringement notice on a person who the officer has reason to believe has committed an offence against section 7(1) at or in the vicinity of a designated place.
S. 11(1B) inserted by No. 45/2017 s. 53(1).
A protective services officer may only exercise the power to serve an infringement notice under this section in relation to a person who was at or in the vicinity of a designated place at the time of the alleged offence.
An authorised officer may serve an infringement notice on a person who the officer has reason to believe has committed an offence against section 10(2).
The offences referred to in subsections (1) and (2) for which an infringement notice may be served are infringement offences within the meaning of the Infringements Act 2006.
The infringement penalty for an offence against section 7(1) is 5 penalty units.
The infringement penalty for an offence against section 10(2) is 2 penalty units.
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