{"id":"sl-2008-14","name":"Magistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices) Regulation 2008","slug":"magistrates-court-crimes-infringement-notices-regulation-2008","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"14 of 2008","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173469,"registerId":"act-sl-2008-14-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Magistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices) Regulation 2008","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Crimes Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2008\nSL2008-14\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nRepublication No 4\nEffective: 14 November 2019\nRepublication date: 14 November 2019\nLast amendment made by A2019-42\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 (Crimes 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 14 November 2019. It also\nincludes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to\n14 November 2019.\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\nR4\n14/11/19\nMagistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Crimes Infringement\nNotices) 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 Service of infringement notices, Act, s 120––belief about age of\nindividual 3\n8 Service of infringement notices, Act, s 120––witnessing conduct 3\n9 Infringement notice offences 3\n10 Infringement notice penalties 3\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Magistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\nR4\n14/11/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n11 Contents of infringement notices—other information 4\n12 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 4\n13 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 5\n14 Authorised people for infringement notice offences 5\nSchedule 1 Crimes Act infringement notice offences and\npenalties 6\nDictionary 7\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 8\n2 Abbreviation key 8\n3 Legislation history 9\n4 Amendment history 9\n5 Earlier republications 10\n\nR4\n14/11/19\nMagistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Crimes Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2008\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Magistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\nR4\n14/11/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Magistrates Court (Crimes 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 Crimes Act.\nNote The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 3.8 provides a system of infringement\nnotices for offences against various Acts. The infringement notice\nsystem is 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 Crimes Act is the chief police officer.\n\nSection 7\nR4\n14/11/19\nMagistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 Service of infringement notices, Act, s 120––belief about\nage of individual\nAn authorised person is taken to have reasonable grounds for\nbelieving that an individual is of a particular age if the authorised\nperson sees evidence of the individual’s identity and age.\nNote 1 The infringement notice offence in schedule 1 applies except where an\nindividual is under 16 years old.\nNote 2 Under the Act, s 120 the authorised person must believe on reasonable\ngrounds that a person has committed an infringement notice offence,\nbefore serving an infringement notice on the person for the offence.\n8 Service of infringement notices, Act, s 120––witnessing\nconduct\nAn authorised person is taken not to have reasonable grounds for\nbelieving that a person committed an infringement notice offence\nunless the authorised person witnessed the person committing the\noffence.\n9 Infringement notice offences\nThe Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence against\na provision of the Crimes Act mentioned in schedule 1, column 2.\n10 Infringement notice penalties\n(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the\nCrimes Act, under an infringement notice for the offence, is the\namount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.\n(2) The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the\nCrimes Act, under an infringement notice for the offence, is 5 times\nthe amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.\n(3) The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice\noffence against the Crimes Act is $34.\n\nSection 11\npage 4 Magistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\nR4\n14/11/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n11 Contents of infringement notices—other information\nAn infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person\nfor an infringement notice offence against the Crimes Act must\ninclude—\n(a) if the person is a company registered under the Corporations\nAct—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).\n12 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 Crimes Act 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 under the Litter Act 2004, section 14\n(Appointment of authorised people)––\n(i) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials;\nor\n(ii) any unique number given, for this regulation, to the\nauthorised person by the administering authority.\n\nSection 13\nR4\n14/11/19\nMagistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n13 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 Crimes Act must identify the\nauthorised 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 under the Litter Act 2004, section 14\n(Appointment of authorised people)––\n(i) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials;\nor\n(ii) any unique number given, for this regulation, to the\nauthorised person by the administering authority.\n14 Authorised people for infringement notice offences\n(1) A police officer may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the Crimes Act;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the\nCrimes Act.\n(2) An authorised person under the Litter Act 2004, section 14\n(Appointment of authorised people) may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the Crimes Act, section 120;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the\nCrimes Act, section 120.\nNote For how documents may be served, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.5.\n\nSchedule 1 Crimes Act infringement notice offences and penalties\npage 6 Magistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\nR4\n14/11/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Crimes Act infringement notice\noffences and penalties\n(see s 9 and s 10)\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision and case\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement\npenalty ($)\n1 120, except where\nindividual is under 16\nyears old\n10 200\n2 179, except where\nindividual is under\n16 years old\n2 60\n3 393A, except where\nindividual is under 16\nyears old\n10 200\n4 394 (2), except where\nindividual is under 16\nyears old\n10 200\n\nDictionary\nR4\n14/11/19\nMagistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\npage 7\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• chief police officer\n• corporation\n• Corporations Act\n• individual\n• police officer.\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.\nCrimes Act means the Crimes Act 1900.\n\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\npage 8 Magistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\nR4\n14/11/19\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\nR4\n14/11/19\nMagistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nMagistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices) Regulation 2008\nSL2008-14\nnotified LR 14 April 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 14 April 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 16 April 2008 (s 2 and see Crimes Amendment\nAct 2008 A2008-6 s 2)\nas amended by\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2015 A2015-15 sch 3 pt 3.16\nnotified LR 27 May 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.16 commenced 10 June 2015 (s 2)\nCrimes (Serious and Organised Crime) Legislation Amendment\nAct 2016 A2016-48 pt 9\nnotified LR 23 August 2016\ns 1, s 2 commenced 23 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 9 commenced 24 August 2016 (s 2 (1))\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2019 A2019-42 sch 3 pt 3.18\nnotified LR 31 October 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.18 commenced 14 November 2019 (s 2 (1))\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nAuthorised people for infringement notice offences\ns 14 am A2015-15 amdts 3.76-3.79\nCrimes Act infringement notice offences and penalties\nsch 1 am A2016-48 s 38; items renum R3 LA; A2019-42 amdt 3.76\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 10 Magistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2008\nEffective: 14/11/19\nR4\n14/11/19\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\n16 Apr 2008\n16 Apr 2008–\n9 June 2015\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n10 June 2015\n10 June 2015–\n23 Aug 2016\nA2015-15 amendments by\nA2015-15\nR3\n24 Aug 2016\n24 Aug 2016–\n13 Nov 2019\nA2016-48 amendments by\nA2016-48\n© Australian Capital Territory 2019","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation's operational scope has been altered by amendments: s 14 (authorised people) was amended (A2015‑15) and Schedule 1 (which offences and penalties are eligible) was amended (A2016‑48; A2019‑42). These changes adjusted who may serve notices and which Crimes Act provisions attract infringement notices and specified penalty amounts (see s 14, sch 1 and the amendment history in the endnotes)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to multiple Acts: Magistrates Court Act 1930 (part 3.8), Crimes Act 1900 (sch 1 lists offences) and Litter Act 2004 (appointment of authorised people) (see s 3, s 9, s 14, Dictionary).","Service and evidentiary rules: authorised person must see identity/age evidence (s 7) and must have witnessed the conduct to have reasonable grounds (s 8).","Penalty mechanics: fixed dollar infringement amounts, penalty‑unit references, a 5× multiplier for corporations, and a separate $34 reminder notice cost (s 10, sch 1).","Identification and form requirements: notices and reminders must identify the authorised person (service number, name or unique number) and include company/partnership identifiers where relevant (ss 11–13).","Constrained delegation: administering authority is the chief police officer and only specified classes of authorised people may serve notices (s 6, s 14).","Amendment history affects scope and particulars (schedule entries and authorised people have been amended — see endnotes and amendment history)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Regulation authorises the use of infringement notices under the Magistrates Court Act for specified offences in the Crimes Act, fixes the monetary penalties (and a 5× corporate multiplier), names the chief police officer as the administering authority, and prescribes how notices and reminders must be served and identified. It affects individuals and corporations alleged to have committed those offences: police and certain litter‑authorised officers decide whether to serve a notice (they must witness the conduct), creating direct payment obligations, a $34 reminder fee and modest administrative compliance requirements."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of establishing infringement notice procedures for specific minor Crimes Act offences. The 2019 amendments added one new offence (section 394(2) - drinking in public) and adjusted penalties, but this represents a modest expansion within the original scope rather than mission creep. The regulation has not grown to cover new policy areas or substantive legal domains beyond the infringement notice system for minor public order offences."},"complexity_factors":["Very short regulation (only 14 sections plus a schedule)","Only 1 defined term in the dictionary ('Crimes Act')","Simple conditional logic limited to age-based exceptions (under 16) and officer type distinctions","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond basic references to parent Act","Schedule 1 is a simple 4-row table with straightforward penalty structure","Minimal administrative requirements (basic identification and service rules)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation creates an on-the-spot infringement system for certain minor public‑order offences in the ACT, letting police and some authorised officers issue fixed‑penalty notices instead of pursuing court charges. It applies to people aged 16 and over (with higher prescribed penalties for companies), requires officers to witness offences and may involve ID checks, and is overseen by the Chief Police Officer.\n\nThe scheme offers a quicker, lower‑cost way to resolve minor anti‑social behaviour while preserving formal consequences if fines aren’t paid."},"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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