{"id":"sl-2003-36","name":"Magistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement Notices) Regulation 2003","slug":"magistrates-court-charitable-collections-infringement-notices-regulation-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"36 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173461,"registerId":"act-sl-2003-36-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Magistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement Notices) Regulation 2003","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Charitable\nCollections Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nSL2003-36\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nRepublication No 6\nEffective: 16 July 2024\nRepublication date: 16 July 2024\nLast amendment made by A2024-29\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 (Charitable Collections Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003, made under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (including any amendment made\nunder the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 16 July 2024. It also\nincludes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to\n16 July 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\n16/07/24\nMagistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Charitable\nCollections Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Purpose of regulation 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Meaning of Charitable Collections Act 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\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Magistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\nR6\n16/07/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n11 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 4\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences 5\nSchedule 1 Charitable Collections Act infringement\nnotice offences and penalties 6\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 7\n2 Abbreviation key 7\n3 Legislation history 8\n4 Amendment history 9\n5 Earlier republications 10\n\nR6\n16/07/24\nMagistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Charitable\nCollections Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Magistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\nR6\n16/07/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Magistrates Court (Charitable Collections\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2003.\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 Charitable Collections Act.\nNote The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 3.8 creates a system of infringement\nnotices for offences against various Acts. The infringement notice\nsystem is intended to provide an alternative to prosecution.\n4 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.\n5 Meaning of Charitable Collections Act\nIn this regulation:\nCharitable Collections Act means the Charitable Collections\nAct 2003.\n6 Administering authority\n(1) The administering authority for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the Charitable Collections Act is the head of Access Canberra.\n(2) In this section:\nAccess Canberra means the business unit known as Access Canberra.\nhead, of Access Canberra, means the person occupying the position\n(however described) of head of Access Canberra.\n\nSection 7\nR6\n16/07/24\nMagistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\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 Charitable Collections Act mentioned in\nschedule 1, column 2.\n8 Infringement notice penalties\n(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the\nCharitable Collections Act, under an infringement notice for the\noffence, is the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the\noffence.\n(2) The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the\nCharitable Collections Act, under an infringement notice for the\noffence, is 5 times the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for\nthe offence.\n(3) The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice\noffence against the Charitable Collections Act is $34.\n9 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 Charitable Collections\nAct must 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.\n\nSection 10\npage 4 Magistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\nR6\n16/07/24\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 Charitable Collections\nAct must identify the authorised person by—\n(a) for an authorised person who is a police officer—the service\nnumber for the police officer; and\n(b) for an authorised person to whom the Charitable Collections\nAct, section 55 (Identity cards) applies—\n(i) any unique number given to the person by the\nadministering authority for this regulation; or\n(ii) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials.\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 Charitable Collections Act\nmust identify the authorised person by—\n(a) for an authorised person who is a police officer—the service\nnumber for the police officer; and\n(b) for an authorised person to whom the Charitable Collections\nAct, section 55 (Identity cards) applies—\n(i) any unique number given to the person by the\nadministering authority for this regulation; or\n(ii) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials.\n\nSection 12\nR6\n16/07/24\nMagistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences\nAnyone who is an authorised person under the Charitable Collections\nAct, section 54 (Authorised people), may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the Charitable Collections Act;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the\nCharitable Collections Act.\n\nSchedule 1 Charitable Collections Act infringement notice offences and penalties\npage 6 Magistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\nR6\n16/07/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Charitable Collections Act\ninfringement notice offences\nand penalties\n(see s 7 and s 8)\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty ($)\n1 47 (1) 50 150\n2 47 (2) 50 150\n3 47 (3) 50 150\n4 48 (1) 50 150\n5 53 (4) 50 150\n6 56 (3) 5 50\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR6\n16/07/24\nMagistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\npage 7\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 8 Magistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\nR6\n16/07/24\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was originally the Magistrates Court (Charitable Collections\nInfringement Notices) Regulations 2003. It was renamed under the Legislation Act\n2001.\nMagistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003 SL2003-36\nnotified LR 30 October 2003\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 October 2003 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 31 October 2003 (s 2)\nas amended by\nCourt Procedures (Consequential Amendments) Act 2004 A2004-60\nsch 1 pt 1.42\nnotified LR 2 September 2004\ns 1, s 2 commenced 2 September 2004 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.42 commenced 10 January 2005 (s 2 and see Court\nProcedures Act 2004 A2004-59, s 2 and CN2004-29)\nAdministrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments)\nAct 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.100\nnotified LR 30 June 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.100 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2015 A2015-15 sch 3 pt 3.14\nnotified LR 27 May 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.14 commenced 10 June 2015 (s 2)\nHousing and Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 2024\nA2024-29 sch 1 pt 1.7\nnotified LR 9 July 2024\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2024 (LA s 75 (2))\nsch 1 pt 1.7 commenced 16 July 2024 (s 2 (1))\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR6\n16/07/24\nMagistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nName of regulation\ns 1 am R2 LA\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nPurpose of regulation\ns 3 am A2004-60 amdt 1.417, amdt 1.418\nAdministering authority\ns 6 am A2011-22 amdt 1.312\nsub A2024-29 amdt 1.13\nInfringement notice offences\ns 7 am A2004-60 amdt 1.419\nAuthorised people for infringement notice offences\ns 12 am A2015-15 amdt 3.72, amdt 3.73\nCharitable Collections Act infringement notice offences and penalties\nsch 1 am A2024-29 amdt 1.14; items renum R6 LA\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 10 Magistrates Court (Charitable Collections Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 16/07/24\nR6\n16/07/24\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 Oct 2003\n31 Oct 2003–\n31 Oct 2004\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n1 Nov 2004\n1 Nov 2004–\n9 Jan 2005\nA2004-60 editorial\namendments under\nLegislation Act\nR3\n10 Jan 2005\n10 Jan 2005–\n30 June 2011\nA2004-60 amendments by\nA2004-60\nR4\n1 July 2011\n1 July 2011–\n9 June 2015\nA2011-22 amendments by\nA2011-22\nR5\n10 June 2015\n10 June 2015–\n15 July 2024\nA2015-15 amendments by\nA2015-15\n© Australian Capital Territory 2024","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing infringement notice procedures for Charitable Collections Act offences. The 2024 amendment updated the administering authority due to machinery-of-government changes but did not expand the scope or add new offences."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document — only 12 substantive sections plus a schedule","Minimal defined terms (only 4: 'Charitable Collections Act', 'Access Canberra', 'head', and 'company')","Simple structure with no nested exceptions or conditional logic","Only 6 offences listed in Schedule 1, with straightforward penalty calculations","No cross-references beyond the parent Act and the Charitable Collections Act","Single amendment in 2024 merely updated the administering authority from the Commissioner for Fair Trading to the head of Access Canberra"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation creates an on-the-spot infringement notice scheme under the Charitable Collections Act 2003, letting authorised officers (Access Canberra staff and police) fine minor fundraising breaches instead of going to court. Fines range $50–$150 for individuals (5× for corporations), with a $34 reminder fee for late payment.\n\nIt affects charities, fundraisers, Access Canberra and police by enabling swift penalties to encourage compliance and reduce court workload."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation has been amended (see amendment history: Housing and Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 2024 A2024‑29) to substitute the administering authority provision (now the head of Access Canberra, s 6) and to amend Schedule 1 (offence/penalty listings). The current text also expressly fixes the corporate multiplier (s 8(2)), a $34 reminder‑service cost (s 8(3)), and notice content rules (ss 9–11). These amendments clarify administrative responsibility, the monetary penalties and notice content but do not broaden the set of Charitable Collections Act provisions subject to infringement notices beyond those listed in Schedule 1 (s 7, Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to other laws: implements infringement notices under Magistrates Court Act 1930 pt 3.8 for offences in the Charitable Collections Act (s 3, s 7) — requires reading multiple instruments.","Penalty structure: fixed dollar infringement amounts tied to penalty units in Schedule 1 and different corporate multiplier (5× for corporations) (s 8, Schedule 1).","Notice content requirements: mandatory company ACN on notices (s 9) and specific identification for authorised persons on infringement and reminder notices (ss 10–11).","Designated administering authority: head of Access Canberra named as responsible official (s 6) — centralises administrative discretion and service processes.","Operational fees: fixed reminder notice service cost set at $34 (s 8(3)), creating a small explicit recovery of administrative cost.","Delegation and who may serve notices: anyone authorised under Charitable Collections Act s 54 may serve infringement and reminder notices (s 12) — cross‑referencing required to identify authorised persons.","Concise Schedule mapping: offences listed by section number with precise penalty units and dollar amounts (Schedule 1) — low volume but exacting.","Amendment history present in endnotes (A2024‑29 and earlier) requires attention to recent substitutions and renumbering when interpreting current scope."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation makes specific offences under the Charitable Collections Act able to be dealt with by infringement notices instead of prosecution. It names the head of Access Canberra as the administering authority, fixes the monetary amounts for infringement and reminder notices, and requires certain information (company ACN and authorised‑person ID) on notices. It affects charities, fundraisers, companies involved in collections, authorised enforcement officers and Access Canberra’s administration because it changes how breaches are enforced and what paperwork and fees apply."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-charitable-collections-infringement-notices-regulation-2003","history":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-charitable-collections-infringement-notices-regulation-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-charitable-collections-infringement-notices-regulation-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-charitable-collections-infringement-notices-regulation-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-charitable-collections-infringement-notices-regulation-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-charitable-collections-infringement-notices-regulation-2003/documents"}}