Court may order infringement penalty be dealt with through CAYPINS procedure
724 Court may order infringement penalty be dealt with through CAYPINS procedure
Subject to subsection (2), any time after a charge‑sheet and summons has been filed with the Children's Court under section 17(3) of the Infringements Act 2006 the Court may—
order that enforcement of an infringement notice served on a child be dealt with under Part 17.2; and
make any other ancillary order that the Court considers appropriate.
The Children's Court must not make an order under subsection (1) if—
it is in the interests of the child to have the matter heard and determined by the Children's Court; or
it is in the interests of justice to have the matter heard and determined by the Children's Court; or
the child has elected to have the matter heard and determined by the Children's Court.
If the Children's Court makes an order under subsection (1)—
the enforcement agency must give a registrar of the Children's Court the registration document and the registration certificate by the date specified in the order; and
the registrar of the Children's Court must register the infringement penalty under section 726.
If the Children's Court makes an order under subsection (1), the requirements referred to in section 725(2)(h) and (i) do not apply to the registration certificate.
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