{"id":"sl-2008-10","name":"Magistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices) Regulation 2008","slug":"magistrates-court-building-infringement-notices-regulation-2008","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"10 of 2008","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173457,"registerId":"act-sl-2008-10-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Magistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices) Regulation 2008","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Building\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2008\nSL2008-10\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nRepublication No 6\nEffective: 10 September 2024\nRepublication date: 10 September 2024\nLast amendment made by SL2024-26\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 (Building Infringement Notices) Regulation 2008,\nmade under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (including any amendment made under the\nLegislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 10 September 2024. It also\nincludes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to\n10 September 2024.\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 includes 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\nR6\n10/09/24\nMagistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Building\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2008\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Purpose of regulation 2\n4 Dictionary 2\n5 Notes 2\n6 Administering authority 2\n7 Infringement notice offences 3\n8 Infringement notice penalties 3\n9 Contents of infringement notices—other information 3\n10 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 4\n11 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Magistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\nR6\n10/09/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences 4\nSchedule 1 Building legislation infringement notice\noffences and penalties 6\nPart 1.1 Building Act 2004 6\nPart 1.2 Building (General) Regulation 2008 7\nDictionary 8\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 9\n2 Abbreviation key 9\n3 Legislation history 10\n4 Amendment history 11\n5 Earlier republications 12\n\nR6\n10/09/24\nMagistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Building\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2008\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Magistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\nR6\n10/09/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Magistrates Court (Building Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2008.\n3 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 building legislation.\nNote The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 3.8 provides a system of infringement\nnotices for offences against various Acts. The infringement notice system\nis intended to provide an alternative to prosecution.\n4 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 applies to the entire regulation unless the\ndefinition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or\nthe contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and\ns 156 (1)).\n5 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n6 Administering authority\nThe administering authority for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the building legislation is the construction occupations\nregistrar.\n\nSection 7\nR6\n10/09/24\nMagistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\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 against\na provision of the building legislation mentioned in schedule 1,\ncolumn 2.\n8 Infringement notice penalties\n(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the\nbuilding legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence, is\nthe amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.\n(2) The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the\nbuilding legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence, is\n5 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 building legislation is $34.\n9 Contents of infringement notices—other information\nAn infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person\nfor an infringement notice offence against the building legislation\nmust include—\n(a) if the person is a company registered under the\nCorporations Act—the company’s ACN; or\n(b) if the person is a partner in a partnership—the partnership’s\nname.\nNote The requirement under this section is additional to the requirement under\nthe Magistrates Court Act 1930, s 121 (1) (c).\n\nSection 10\npage 4 Magistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\nR6\n10/09/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\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 building legislation\nmust identify the authorised person by—\n(a) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; or\n(b) any unique number given, for this regulation, to the authorised\nperson by the administering authority.\n11 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 building legislation must\nidentify the authorised person by—\n(a) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; or\n(b) any unique number given, for this regulation, to the authorised\nperson by the administering authority.\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences\n(1) An inspector may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the building legislation;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the\nbuilding legislation.\nNote For how documents may be served, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.5.\n(2) In this section:\nbuilder––see the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004,\nsection 8.\n\nSection 12\nR6\n10/09/24\nMagistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nbuilding surveyor––see the Construction Occupations (Licensing)\nAct 2004, section 9.\nconstruction occupation––see the Construction Occupations\n(Licensing) Act 2004, section 7.\ninspector means––\n(a) a building inspector under the Building Act 2004; or\n(b) a compliance auditor under the Construction Occupations\n(Licensing) Act 2004; or\n(c) a deputy registrar appointed under the Construction\nOccupations (Licensing) Act 2004, section 106 for the\nconstruction occupation of builder; or\n(d) a deputy registrar appointed under the Construction\nOccupations (Licensing) Act 2004, section 106 for the\nconstruction occupation of building surveyor.\n\nSchedule 1 Building legislation infringement notice offences and penalties\nPart 1.1 Building Act 2004\npage 6 Magistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\nR6\n10/09/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Building legislation\ninfringement notice offences\nand penalties\n(see s 7 and s 8)\nPart 1.1 Building Act 2004\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n1 37A (6) 5 100\n2 37B (4) 5 100\n3 43 (3) 50 1 250\n4 44 (2A) 50 1 250\n5 44 (2B) 50 1 250\n6 50B (1) 60 1 200\n7 50B (2) 60 1 200\n8 78 (2) 50 1 600\n9 79 (5) 50 1 250\n10 83I 20 280\n11 83J 20 220\n12 83M 20 220\n13 83N 30 420\n14 83O 30 420\n15 83R (2) 30 360\n\nBuilding legislation infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nBuilding (General) Regulation 2008 Part 1.2\nR6\n10/09/24\nMagistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1.2 Building (General) Regulation\n2008\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n1 49 10 1000\n\nDictionary\npage 8 Magistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\nR6\n10/09/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 4)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:\n• construction occupations registrar\n• corporation\n• Corporations Act\n• individual.\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Magistrates Court Act 1930 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For\nexample, the following terms are defined in the Magistrates Court\nAct 1930, dict:\n• administering authority\n• authorised person\n• infringement notice\n• infringement notice offence\n• reminder notice.\nbuilding legislation means––\n(a) the Building Act 2004; and\n(b) the Building (General) Regulation 2008.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR6\n10/09/24\nMagistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\npage 9\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\n3 Legislation history\npage 10 Magistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\nR6\n10/09/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nMagistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices) Regulation 2008\nSL2008-10\nnotified LR 28 March 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 March 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 31 March 2008 (s 2 and see Building\nLegislation Amendment Act 2007 A2007-26 s 2, Planning and\nDevelopment Act 2007 A2007-24, s 2 and CN2008-1)\nas amended by\nPlanning and Building Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (No 2)\nA2011-54 pt 5\nnotified LR 13 December 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 13 December 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 5 commenced 1 July 2012 (s 2 and CN2012-11)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2015 A2015-15 sch 3 pt 3.13\nnotified LR 27 May 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.13 commenced 10 June 2015 (s 2)\nBuilding (Swimming Pool Safety) Legislation Amendment Act 2023\nA2023-46 pt 7\nnotified LR 15 November 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 15 November 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 7 commenced 1 May 2024 (s 2 (1))\nMagistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices) Amendment\nRegulation 2024 (No 1) SL2024-2\nnotified LR 29 February 2024\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 February 2024 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 March 2024 (s 2)\nMagistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices) Amendment\nRegulation 2024 (No 2) SL2024-26\nnotified LR 9 September 2024\ns 1, s 2 commenced 9 September 2024 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 10 September 2024 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR6\n10/09/24\nMagistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nAuthorised people for infringement notice offences\ns 12 am A2015-15 amdt 3.68, amdt 3.69\nBuilding Act 2004\nsch 1 pt 1.1 am A2011-54 s 9; items renum R2 LA; A2015-15 amdt 3.70,\namdt 3.71\nsub SL2024-2 s 4\nam A2023-46 s 32; items renum R5 LA; SL2024-26 s 4; items\nrenum R6 LA\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 12 Magistrates Court (Building Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 10/09/24\nR6\n10/09/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n31 Mar 2008\n31 Mar 2008–\n30 June 2012\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n1 July 2012\n1 July 2012–\n9 June 2015\nA2011-54 amendments by\nA2011-54\nR3\n10 June 2015\n10 June 2015–\n29 Feb 2024\nA2015-15 amendments by\nA2015-15\nR4\n1 Mar 2024\n1 Mar 2024–\n30 Apr 2024\nSL2024-2 Amendments by\nSL2024-2\nR5\n1 May 2024\n1 May 2024–\n9 Sept 2024\nSL2024-2 amendments by\nA2023-46\n© Australian Capital Territory 2024","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation was originally made in 2008 and has been amended several times (see endnotes and amendment history). Later amendments altered the Schedule of offences and related entries (Schedule 1) and the list/definition of authorised people (s12), and added items tied to later Acts (for example amendments noted A2011-54, A2015-15, A2023-46, SL2024-2 and SL2024-26 in the endnotes). Those changes adjusted which building offences can attract infringement notices and the persons authorised to serve them (see s7, s8, s12 and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-subject regulation limited to building-related infringement notices (low breadth).","Extensive cross-references to other statutes: Magistrates Court Act 1930 (pt 3.8), Building Act 2004, Building (General) Regulation 2008, Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004, and Corporations Act (adds dependency and requires look-up).","Schedule-driven structure: offences and fixed fines enumerated in Schedule 1 rather than in-body, requiring readers to consult the Schedule for operative detail (moderate cognitive load).","Simple penalty rules with a clear corporate multiplier (s8(2)) and a set reminder cost (s8(3)) — mechanically straightforward but important for calculations.","Identification and content requirements for notices (ss9–11) impose minor compliance details (ACN/partnership name, authorised person identity).","Definitions of authorised people rely on external role definitions (s12 and Dictionary), which can create interpretive work when roles change.","Amendment and renumbering history (endnotes) means the current text has evolved; practitioners must check amendment notes for provenance."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets up a fixed‑penalty (infringement notice) scheme for certain offences under the Building Act 2004 and the Building (General) Regulation 2008. It names the construction occupations registrar as the administering authority, lists the specific offences and dollar fines in Schedule 1, authorises inspectors and specified deputy registrars to serve notices, sets corporate fines at five times the individual amount, and fixes a $34 cost for reminder notices."},"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 building legislation offences. While it has been amended over time to add new offences (particularly swimming pool safety-related offences in 2023/2024), these additions are consistent with the original scope of regulating building compliance through administrative fines rather than court proceedings."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (12 sections plus schedule)","Minimal defined terms (only 3 specific definitions in the dictionary: 'building legislation', 'builder', 'building surveyor', 'construction occupation', 'inspector')","Straightforward tabular structure in Schedule 1 listing offences and penalties","Simple conditional logic (corporation penalty = 5x individual penalty)","Limited cross-referencing (primarily to the Magistrates Court Act 1930 and Building Act 2004)","No nested exceptions or complex procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation lets authorised inspectors issue infringement notices—on‑the‑spot fines instead of court—for certain minor breaches of ACT building laws, affecting builders, surveyors, owners, inspectors and the construction occupations registrar.\n\nIt speeds enforcement of building standards by providing a cheaper, faster alternative to prosecution for minor breaches while preserving court action for serious offences."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-building-infringement-notices-regulation-2008","history":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-building-infringement-notices-regulation-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-building-infringement-notices-regulation-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-building-infringement-notices-regulation-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-building-infringement-notices-regulation-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-building-infringement-notices-regulation-2008/documents"}}