When infringement notices cannot be issued (The Criminal Code s. 721(3)(b) and (c))
5 When infringement notices cannot be issued (The Criminal Code s. 721(3)(b) and (c))
However, an infringement notice cannot be issued under the CP Act Part 2 for an offence specified in Schedule 1 in the following situations —
if, on the day on which the alleged offence is believed to have been committed, the alleged offender is under 17 years of age;
if —
the alleged offence is under The Criminal Code section 378; and
the value of the thing alleged to have been stolen exceeds $500;
if —
the alleged offence is under The Criminal Code section 417(1); and
the value of the thing alleged to have been in the possession of the alleged offender exceeds $500;
if —
the alleged offence is under The Criminal Code section 445; and
the value of the property alleged to have been destroyed or damaged exceeds $500.
[Regulation 5 amended: SL 2020/110 r. 4.]
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