{"id":"sl-2026-4","name":"Magistrates Court (Fuels Rationing Infringement Notices) Regulation 2026","slug":"magistrates-court-fuels-rationing-infringement-notices-regulation-2026","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"4 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":454076,"registerId":"act-sl-2026-4-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-05-15","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Magistrates Court (Fuels Rationing Infringement Notices) Regulation 2026","content":"SL2026-4\nRepublication No 1\nRepublication date: 16 May 2026\nRegulation not amended\n\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Magistrates Court (Fuels Rationing Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2026, 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 May 2026. It also\nincludes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 16 May 2026.\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\ncontents 1\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n2 Notes 2\n3 Purpose of regulation 2\n4 Administering authority 2\n5 Infringement notice offence 2\n6 Infringement notice penalty 2\n7 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 3\n8 Contents of infringement notices—other information 3\n9 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 3\n10 Authorised person for infringement notice offences 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Magistrates Court (Fuels Rationing Infringement Notices)\n1 About the endnotes 5\n2 Abbreviation key 5\n3 Legislation history 6\n\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Magistrates Court (Fuels Rationing\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2026.\n2 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\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 an offence against\nthe Fuels Rationing Act 2019, section 16A.\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.\n4 Administering authority\nThe administering authority for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the Fuels Rationing Act 2019 is the commissioner for fair\ntrading.\n5 Infringement notice offence\nThe Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence against\nthe Fuels Rationing Act 2019, section 16A.\n6 Infringement notice penalty\n(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the\nFuels Rationing Act 2019, section 16A, under an infringement notice\nfor the offence, is $1 600.\n(2) The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the\nFuels Rationing Act 2019, section 16A, under an infringement notice\nfor the offence, is $8 000.\n\n(3) The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice\noffence against the Fuels Rationing Act 2019, section 16A is $34.\n7 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 Fuels Rationing\nAct 2019, section 16A must 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.\n8 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 Fuels Rationing\nAct 2019, section 16A must include the company’s ACN.\nNote This 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.\n9 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 Fuels Rationing Act 2019,\nsection 16A must 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.\n\n10 Authorised person for infringement notice offences\n(1) An inspector may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the Fuels Rationing Act 2019, section 16A;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the\nFuels Rationing Act 2019, section 16A.\n(2) In this section:\ninspector—see the Fuels Rationing Act 2019, dictionary.\n\nAbout the endnotes 1\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\n3 Legislation history\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was made as part of the Fuel Legislation Amendment Act 2026 (see\nA2026-10, s 4 and sch 1) and is taken to have been made under the Magistrates\nCourt Act 1930 A1930-21 (see A2026-10, s 4 (1)).\nRegulation 2026 SL2026-4\ntaken to have been notified LR 15 May 2026 (A2026-10 s 4 (2) (a))\ns 1 commenced 15 May 2026 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 16 May 2026 (A2026-10 s 4 (2) (b))","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"_sourceCoverage":{"mode":"whole_source","sourceChars":10699,"sourceSha256":"38fa23cf1a61c442840e8eadc958b2e772a4e03e22e076f24167562487c17ff5","suppliedChars":10699},"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation states its purpose in section 3: providing for infringement notices for the offence in section 16A of the Fuels Rationing Act 2019. Its provisions concern administering that notice process, setting penalties and notice costs, and specifying notice content and who may serve notices. The supplied text gives no indication that this regulation extends significantly beyond that stated purpose. This is general legal information, not legal advice; Zoe can make mistakes, and a qualified Australian lawyer should check it before you act on it or rely on it."},"complexity_factors":["The regulation has 10 sections and mainly sets out direct administrative requirements and fixed amounts.","It relies on the Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8, and the Fuels Rationing Act 2019, section 16A, but does not set out the underlying offence itself.","A few terms refer to definitions or requirements elsewhere: “inspector” refers to the Fuels Rationing Act 2019 dictionary, and section 8 notes an additional requirement under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, section 121(1)(c).","There are limited alternatives for identifying an authorised person: name or initials, or a unique number issued by the administering authority."],"plain_english_summary":"**This regulation sets up infringement notices** for offences under section 16A of the Fuels Rationing Act 2019. The Commissioner for Fair Trading administers the system, and inspectors may issue notices and reminders. The notice penalty is $1,600 for an individual or $8,000 for a corporation, with a $34 reminder-notice service cost. It also sets identification requirements for notice-issuing inspectors and requires a company’s ACN to appear on an infringement notice."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-fuels-rationing-infringement-notices-regulation-2026","history":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-fuels-rationing-infringement-notices-regulation-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-fuels-rationing-infringement-notices-regulation-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-fuels-rationing-infringement-notices-regulation-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-fuels-rationing-infringement-notices-regulation-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-fuels-rationing-infringement-notices-regulation-2026/documents"}}