{"id":"sr:local-government-infringement-notices-regulations-2024","name":"Local Government (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2024","slug":"local-government-infringement-notices-regulations-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184331,"registerId":"vic-sr:local-government-infringement-notices-regulations-2024-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local Government (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2024","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Local Government (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2024**\n\n**S.R. No. 92/2024**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 October 2024\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Definition 1\n\n5 Prescribed infringement offences 1\n\n6 Prescribed infringement penalties 2\n\nSchedule 1—Prescribed infringement offences and infringement penalties 3\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 4\n\n1 General information 4\n\n2 Table of Amendments 6\n\n3 Explanatory details 7\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Local Government (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2024**\n\n**S.R. No. 92/2024**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 October 2024\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe—\n\n(a) offences for which infringement notices may be served; and\n\n(b) infringement penalties for those infringement offences.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 325 of the **Local Government Act 2020**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 1 October 2024.\n\n\t4 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***the Act*** means the **Local Government Act 2020**.\n\n\t5 Prescribed infringement offences\n\nFor the purpose of section 199AAC(1) of the Act, an offence specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is prescribed as an infringement offence.\n\n\t6 Prescribed infringement penalties\n\nFor the purpose of section 199AAC(3) of the Act, the prescribed infringement penalty for an infringement offence is the penalty set out in Column 3 of Schedule 1 in respect of the corresponding infringement offence set out in Column 2 of Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1—Prescribed infringement offences and infringement penalties\n\nRegulations 5 and 6\n\n| *Column 1*<br>*Item* | *Column 2*<br>*Infringement offence* | *Column 3*<br>*Infringement penalty* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | An offence against section 133(1) of the Act | 3 penalty units |\n| 2 | An offence against section 133(2) of the Act | 3 penalty units |\n| 3 | An offence against section 134(1) of the Act | 3 penalty units |\n| 4 | An offence against section 287(1) of the Act | In the case of a natural person, 1 penalty unit<br>In the case of a body corporate, 5 penalty units |\n| 5 | An offence against section 289 of the Act | In the case of a natural person, 1 penalty unit<br>In the case of a body corporate, 5 penalty units |\n| 6 | An offence against section 290 of the Act | In the case of a natural person, 1 penalty unit<br>In the case of a body corporate, 5 penalty units |\n| 7 | An offence against section 306(1) of the Act | 6 penalty units |\n\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Local Government (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2024, S.R. No. 92/2024 were made on 17 September 2024 by the Governor in Council under section 325 of the **Local Government Act 2020**, No. 9/2020 and came into operation on 1 October 2024: regulation 3.\n\nThe Local Government (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2024 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 17 September 2034 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Local Government (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2024 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n**Penalty Units**\n\nThese Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the **Sentencing Act 1991**. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.\n\nThe value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2024 is $197.59. The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.\n\nThe value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, the regulations appear to serve their stated purpose of governing infringement notice procedures for local councils. However, the source document was too fragmentary to definitively assess whether scope drifted from the original regulatory intent. No scope expansion or contraction could be identified from the metadata alone."},"complexity_factors":["Regulatory instrument sitting beneath a parent Act, requiring understanding of the broader legislative framework","Intersection with Victoria's Infringements Act 2006 and Local Government Act 2020 creates layered obligations","Procedural requirements for issuing, withdrawing, and contesting infringement notices involve multiple steps","Severely limited source document content — only version history metadata was provided, preventing full complexity assessment","Affects both individual rights and council administrative powers simultaneously"],"plain_english_summary":"The Regulations set out how Victorian local councils may issue and manage infringement notices (on‑the‑spot fines) for breaches of local laws, affecting residents, businesses, and council officers. They matter because they govern the formal process for issuing fines, the recipient’s rights and review options, and aim to standardise infringement procedures across councils. Note: the source text is fragmentary, so detailed provisions aren’t available here."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations implement section 325 of the Local Government Act 2020 by prescribing which Act offences may be dealt with by infringement notices and the corresponding penalty units (regs 5–6 and Schedule 1). They do not alter the substantive offences in the Act but set the mechanism and quantum for on‑the‑spot fines; scope of regulated conduct remains that set out in the cited Act provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to multiple provisions of the Local Government Act 2020 (Schedule 1 lists offences under ss 133, 134, 287, 289, 290, 306) create dependence on the Act for offence elements.","Penalty amounts expressed in penalty units require calculation under the Sentencing Act 1991 and the Monetary Units Act 2004 (Explanatory details), adding external administrative steps.","Different penalties for natural persons versus bodies corporate for some offences (Schedule 1, items 4–6) increases billing/enforcement complexity.","Regulations are procedurally short (prescribe offences and penalties only) but rely on enforcement authority and notice procedure in the Act (see regs 5–6 referencing s199AAC of the Act).","Sunset provision noted in Endnotes (10 years after making under Subordinate Legislation Act 1994) imposes temporal planning for replacement or review."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations identify specific offences in the Local Government Act 2020 for which councils may issue infringement notices and set the monetary penalty (in penalty units) for each listed offence. They apply to individuals and corporations who commit those offences and rely on existing penalty‑unit rules (Sentencing Act 1991; Monetary Units Act 2004) to convert units to dollars. The Regulations therefore determine who pays, how much, and that councils may use infringement notices instead of other enforcement measures."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: prescribing specific offences and penalties for infringement notices under the Local Government Act 2020. The scope has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 operative regulations plus a schedule","Single defined term ('the Act')","No cross-references between provisions","Simple tabular format for offences and penalties","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward penalty structure with only two tiers (natural person vs body corporate)","Minimal legislative machinery (commencement, objective, authorising provision only)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out which offences under the Local Government Act 2020 can be dealt with by infringement notices (on-the-spot fines) and how much those fines cost.\n\n**What this means in practice:**\n- **Infringement notices** are fines issued by local councils for minor breaches of the law, without needing to go to court.\n- The regulations list **7 specific offences** that councils can fine people for, including:\n  - Failing to comply with council meeting procedures (sections 133 and 134)\n  - Failing to provide information to the Local Government Inspectorate (sections 287, 289, 290)\n  - Failing to comply with directions from the Inspectorate (section 306)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Councillors and council staff** who must follow meeting rules and cooperate with investigations\n- **Anyone required to give information** to the Local Government Inspectorate\n\n**The fines:**\n- Most offences cost **3 penalty units** (around $590) or **6 penalty units** (around $1,185)\n- Information-related offences cost **1 penalty unit** (around $198) for individuals or **5 penalty units** (around $988) for companies\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis gives councils a quick, low-cost way to enforce compliance with transparency and accountability rules, rather than dragging people through court for minor breaches."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/local-government-infringement-notices-regulations-2024","history":"/api/acts/local-government-infringement-notices-regulations-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/local-government-infringement-notices-regulations-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/local-government-infringement-notices-regulations-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/local-government-infringement-notices-regulations-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/local-government-infringement-notices-regulations-2024/documents"}}