{"id":"sl-2025-5","name":"Magistrates Court (Biosecurity Infringement Notices) Regulation 2025","slug":"magistrates-court-biosecurity-infringement-notices-regulation-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"5 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173453,"registerId":"act-sl-2025-5-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Magistrates Court (Biosecurity Infringement Notices) Regulation 2025","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nSL2025-5\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 15 May 2025\nRepublication date: 15 May 2025\nRegulation not amended\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025, made under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (including\nany amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force\non 15 May 2025. It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished\nlaw to 15 May 2025.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n15/05/25\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Purpose of regulation 2\n6 Administering authority 2\n7 Infringement notice offences 3\n8 Declared offences—Act, s 117, definition of vehicle-related offence,\npar (b) 3\n9 Infringement notice penalties 3\n10 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 3\n11 Contents of infringement notices—other information 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\nR1\n15/05/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n12 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 4\n13 Authorised people for infringement notice offences 5\nSchedule 1 Biosecurity legislation infringement notice\noffences and penalties 6\nPart 1.1 Biosecurity Act 2023 6\nPart 1.2 Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System)\nRegulation 2025 8\nPart 1.3 Biosecurity Regulation 2025 13\nSchedule 2 Biosecurity Act 2023 vehicle-related offences 14\nDictionary 15\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 16\n2 Abbreviation key 16\n3 Legislation history 17\n4 Amendment history 17\n\nR1\n15/05/25\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\nR1\n15/05/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the\nregulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears\n(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\n5 Purpose of regulation\nThe purpose of this regulation is to provide for infringement notices\nunder the Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 for certain offences\nagainst the biosecurity legislation.\nNote The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 3.8 provides a system of infringement\nnotices for offences against various territory laws. The infringement\nnotice system is intended to provide an alternative to prosecution.\n6 Administering authority\nThe administering authority for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the biosecurity legislation is the director-general for the\nBiosecurity Act 2023.\n\nSection 7\nR1\n15/05/25\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 Infringement notice offences\nThe Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence\nagainst a provision of the biosecurity legislation mentioned in\nschedule 1, column 2.\n8 Declared offences—Act, s 117, definition of\nvehicle-related offence, par (b)\nAn offence against a provision of the Biosecurity Act 2023 in\nschedule 2, column 2 is declared to be an offence to which the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930, division 3.8.3 (Additional provisions for\nvehicle-related offences) applies.\n9 Infringement notice penalties\n(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the\nbiosecurity legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence,\nis the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.\n(2) The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the\nbiosecurity legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence,\nis 5 times the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the\noffence.\n(3) The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice\noffence against the biosecurity legislation is $34.\n10 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised\nperson\nAn infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person\nfor an infringement notice offence against the biosecurity legislation\nmust identify the authorised person by—\n(a) for an authorised person who is a police officer—the police\nofficer’s service number; or\n\nSection 11\npage 4 Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\nR1\n15/05/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) for an authorised person appointed under the Biosecurity\nAct 2023, section 168 (1)—\n(i) the person’s full name, or surname and initials; or\n(ii) any unique number given, for this regulation, to the person\nby the administering authority.\n11 Contents of infringement notices—other information\n(1) An infringement notice served on a company by an authorised person\nfor an infringement notice offence against the biosecurity legislation\nmust include the company’s ACN.\nNote The requirement under this section is additional to the requirement under\nthe Magistrates Court Act 1930, s 121 (1) (c).\n(2) In this section:\ncompany means a company registered under the Corporations Act.\n12 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised\nperson\nA reminder notice served on a person by an authorised person for an\ninfringement notice offence against the biosecurity legislation must\nidentify the authorised person by—\n(a) for an authorised person who is a police officer—the police\nofficer’s service number; or\n(b) for an authorised person appointed under the Biosecurity\nAct 2023, section 168 (1)—\n(i) the person’s full name, or surname and initials; or\n(ii) any unique number given, for this regulation, to the person\nby the administering authority.\n\nSection 13\nR1\n15/05/25\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n13 Authorised people for infringement notice offences\n(1) A biosecurity officer may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the biosecurity legislation;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the\nbiosecurity legislation.\n(2) In this section:\nbiosecurity officer means—\n(a) an authorised person appointed under the Biosecurity Act 2023,\nsection 168 (1); or\n(b) a police officer.\nNote Under the Biosecurity Act 2023, s 168 (2), a police officer is an\nauthorised person for that Act.\n\nSchedule 1 Biosecurity legislation infringement notice offences and penalties\nPart 1.1 Biosecurity Act 2023\npage 6 Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\nR1\n15/05/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Biosecurity legislation\ninfringement notice offences\nand penalties\n(see s 7 and s 9)\nPart 1.1 Biosecurity Act 2023\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n1 27 (1) 50 1 600\n2 31 (1) 50 1 600\n3 34 (1) 50 1 600\n4 36 (1) 50 1 600\n5 49 (1) 50 1 600\n6 61 (1) 50 1 600\n7 73 (1) 50 1 600\n8 86 (1) 50 1 600\n9 90 (1) 50 1 600\n10 100 (1) 50 1 600\n11 112 (1) 50 1 600\n12 113 (1) 50 1 600\n13 138 (1) 50 1 600\n14 156 (1) 50 1 600\n15 166 (1) 50 1 600\n16 169 (2) 5 160\n17 176 (2) 50 1 600\n\nBiosecurity legislation infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nBiosecurity Act 2023 Part 1.1\nR1\n15/05/25\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n18 177 (2) 50 1 600\n19 179 (2) 50 1 600\n20 180 (4) 50 1 600\n21 184 (5) 50 1 600\n22 186 (1) 50 1 600\n23 188 (1) 50 1 600\n\nSchedule 1 Biosecurity legislation infringement notice offences and penalties\nPart 1.2 Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025\npage 8 Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\nR1\n15/05/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1.2 Biosecurity (National Livestock\nIdentification System)\nRegulation 2025\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n1 10 (1) 50 1 600\n2 11 (1) 50 1 600\n3 16 (2) 50 1 600\n4 21 (2) 50 1 600\n5 23 (1) 50 1 600\n6 24 (1) 50 1 600\n7 24 (2) 50 1 600\n8 25 (1) 50 1 600\n9 25 (2) 50 1 600\n10 25 (3) 50 1 600\n11 25 (4) 50 1 600\n12 26 (1) 50 1 600\n13 26 (2) 50 1 600\n14 26 (3) 50 1 600\n15 28 (1) 50 1 600\n16 28 (2) 50 1 600\n17 29 (1) 50 1 600\n18 29 (2) 50 1 600\n19 31 (1) 50 1 600\n20 33 (1) 50 1 600\n21 34 (1) 50 1 600\n\nBiosecurity legislation infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nBiosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025 Part 1.2\nR1\n15/05/25\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n22 34 (2) 50 1 600\n23 35 (2) 50 1 600\n24 36 (1) 50 1 600\n25 36 (2) 50 1 600\n26 37 (1) 50 1 600\n27 38 (1) 50 1 600\n28 38 (2) 50 1 600\n29 39 (1) 50 1 600\n30 39 (2) 50 1 600\n31 40 (1) 50 1 600\n32 41 (1) 50 1 600\n33 42 (1) 50 1 600\n34 43 (2) 50 1 600\n35 45 (1) 50 1 600\n36 45 (2) 50 1 600\n37 49 (1) 50 1 600\n38 50 (1) 50 1 600\n39 50 (2) 50 1 600\n40 51 (1) 50 1 600\n41 51 (2) 50 1 600\n42 52 (1) 50 1 600\n43 52 (2) 50 1 600\n44 52 (3) 50 1 600\n45 52 (4) 50 1 600\n46 53 (1) 50 1 600\n\nSchedule 1 Biosecurity legislation infringement notice offences and penalties\nPart 1.2 Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025\npage 10 Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\nR1\n15/05/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n47 53 (2) 50 1 600\n48 53 (3) 50 1 600\n49 54 (1) 50 1 600\n50 54 (2) 50 1 600\n51 54 (3) 50 1 600\n52 54 (4) 50 1 600\n53 55 (1) 50 1 600\n54 56 (1) 50 1 600\n55 56 (2) 50 1 600\n56 57 (1) 50 1 600\n57 58 (1) 50 1 600\n58 58 (2) 50 1 600\n59 58 (3) 50 1 600\n60 59 (1) 50 1 600\n61 60 (1) 50 1 600\n62 60 (2) 50 1 600\n63 60 (3) 50 1 600\n64 60 (4) 50 1 600\n65 61 (1) 50 1 600\n66 61 (2) 50 1 600\n67 61 (3) 50 1 600\n68 61 (4) 50 1 600\n69 62 (1) 50 1 600\n70 62 (2) 50 1 600\n71 62 (3) 50 1 600\n\nBiosecurity legislation infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nBiosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025 Part 1.2\nR1\n15/05/25\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n72 63 (1) 50 1 600\n73 63 (2) 50 1 600\n74 63 (3) 50 1 600\n75 63 (4) 50 1 600\n76 64 (1) 50 1 600\n77 64 (2) 50 1 600\n78 64 (3) 50 1 600\n79 64 (4) 50 1 600\n80 65 (1) 50 1 600\n81 65 (2) 50 1 600\n82 65 (3) 50 1 600\n83 69 (1) 50 1 600\n84 69 (2) 50 1 600\n85 71 (1) 50 1 600\n86 71 (2) 50 1 600\n87 73 (1) 50 1 600\n88 73 (2) 50 1 600\n89 73 (3) 50 1 600\n90 75 (1) 50 1 600\n91 77 (1) 50 1 600\n92 77 (2) 50 1 600\n93 77 (3) 50 1 600\n94 79 (1) 50 1 600\n95 79 (2) 50 1 600\n96 81 (1) 50 1 600\n\nSchedule 1 Biosecurity legislation infringement notice offences and penalties\nPart 1.2 Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025\npage 12 Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\nR1\n15/05/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n97 81 (2) 50 1 600\n98 81 (3) 50 1 600\n99 82 (1) 50 1 600\n100 83 (1) 50 1 600\n101 83 (2) 50 1 600\n102 83 (3) 50 1 600\n103 94 (1) 50 1 600\n104 94 (2) 50 1 600\n105 94 (3) 50 1 600\n106 94 (4) 50 1 600\n\nBiosecurity legislation infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nBiosecurity Regulation 2025 Part 1.3\nR1\n15/05/25\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1.3 Biosecurity Regulation 2025\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n1 9 (1) 50 1 600\n2 10 (1) 50 1 600\n3 13 (1) 50 1 600\n4 14 (1) 50 1 600\n5 14 (2) 50 1 600\n6 15 (1) 50 1 600\n7 15 (2) 50 1 600\n8 16 (1) 50 1 600\n9 17 (2) 50 1 600\n10 18 (1) 50 1 600\n\nSchedule 2 Biosecurity Act 2023 vehicle-related offences\npage 14 Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\nR1\n15/05/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 2 Biosecurity Act 2023\nvehicle-related offences\n(see s 8)\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\nvehicle-related offence provision\n1 188 (1)\n\nDictionary\nR1\n15/05/25\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\npage 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions relevant to this regulation.\nFor example:\n• corporation\n• Corporation Act\n• director-general (see s 163)\n• individual\n• police officer.\nNote 2 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Magistrates Court Act 1930. For example, the following terms are\ndefined in the Act, dict:\n• administering authority\n• authorised person\n• infringement notice\n• infringement notice offence\n• reminder notice\n• vehicle-related offence.\nbiosecurity legislation means—\n(a) the Biosecurity Act 2023; and\n(b) the Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System)\nRegulation 2025; and\n(c) the Biosecurity Regulation 2025.\n\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\npage 16 Magistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\nR1\n15/05/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR1\n15/05/25\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2025\nEffective: 15/05/25\npage 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nMagistrates Court (Biosecurity Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2025 SL2025-5\nnotified 14 May 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 14 May 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 15 May 2025 (s 2 and see Biosecurity Act 2023\nA2023-50, s 2 (2))\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\n© Australian Capital Territory 2025","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation applies the Magistrates Court Act 1930 infringement‑notice scheme to specified biosecurity offences and prescribes procedural details (eligibility, amounts, identify/serving rules). It does not itself alter the substantive offences or penalties in the primary biosecurity instruments; it only designates which offences are eligible for infringement notices and sets associated procedural and monetary details (s5, s7, Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Large schedules of listed offences across three instruments increase clerical complexity and cross-referencing (Schedule 1, parts 1.1–1.3).","Penalty structure differentiates individual and corporate payment amounts (individual amount in Schedule 1; corporations at 5× the listed amount) (s9(1)–(2)).","Monetary conversions depend on penalty unit values published elsewhere (penalty unit values noted in republication notes).","Procedure and content requirements for notices and reminders require specific identification data for authorised persons and companies (s10–s12).","Reminder notice service cost is a fixed amount requiring administrative collection ($34) (s9(3)).","Additional vehicle‑related provisions are declared to apply, adding a procedural layer for those offences (s8; Schedule 2).","Enforcement authority span: biosecurity officers (including appointed authorised persons) and police may serve notices, which implies coordination across agencies (s13; note under s13).","Discretion for assignment of unique identifying numbers to authorised persons rests with the administering authority, creating an implementation task and record‑keeping requirement (s10(b)(ii), s12(b)(ii)).","The regulation operates by reference to the Magistrates Court Act 1930 infringement‑notice framework, requiring interoperability with that Act (s7)."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically: this regulation makes particular offences under the Biosecurity Act 2023 and related biosecurity regulations eligible for infringement notices, sets the fixed infringement amounts, reminder fee and identification requirements for issuers, and names who may serve notices. It affects individuals, corporations, biosecurity officers and police, and the administering authority (the director-general). The stated purpose is to provide an alternative to prosecution for those listed offences (s5, s6, s7)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of establishing infringement notice procedures for biosecurity offences. It does not expand beyond this administrative enforcement mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused regulation (17 pages) with a single clear purpose","Minimal defined terms (only 1 substantive definition: 'biosecurity legislation')","Simple tabular structure in Schedule 1 listing 106 offences with corresponding penalties","Straightforward cross-referencing to parent Act (*Magistrates Court Act 1930*) for procedural framework","No nested exceptions or conditional logic—provisions apply uniformly","Mechanical application: if offence is listed in Schedule 1, infringement notice system applies"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation lets authorised biosecurity officers and police issue on-the-spot infringement notices for specified breaches of the Biosecurity Act 2023, giving a fast alternative to court for minor offences affecting farmers, livestock/property owners, businesses and the environment.  \n\nFines are $1,600 for individuals and $8,000 for corporations, with a $34 reminder fee for late payment; notices must include officer ID and cover actions including vehicle-related offences, helping protect ACT farms and ecosystems without clogging courts."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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