{"id":"sl-2004-4","name":"Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004","slug":"magistrates-court-lakes-infringement-notices-regulation-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"4 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173492,"registerId":"act-sl-2004-4-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2004\nSL2004-4\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nRepublication No 8\nEffective: 20 August 2019\nRepublication date: 20 August 2019\nLast amendment made by SL2019-20\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 (Lakes Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004,\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 20 August 2019. It also\nincludes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to\n20 August 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 Act\n2001, 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\nR8\n20/08/19\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2004\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n2 Dictionary 2\n3 Purpose of regulation 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Administering authority 3\n6 Infringement notice offences 3\n7 Infringement notice penalties 3\n8 Contents of infringement notices—other information 3\n9 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 4\n10 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\nR8\n20/08/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n11 Authorised people for infringement notice offences 5\nSchedule 1 Lakes legislation infringement notice\noffences and penalties 6\nPart 1.1 Lakes Act 1976 6\nPart 1.2 Lakes Regulation 2019 8\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 10\n2 Abbreviation key 10\n3 Legislation history 11\n4 Amendment history 13\n5 Earlier republications 15\n\nR8\n20/08/19\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2004\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\nR8\n20/08/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004.\n2 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, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other\nterms defined elsewhere.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘inspector—see the Lakes Act 1976,\ndictionary.’ means that the term ‘inspector’ is defined in that dictionary\nand the definition applies to this 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)).\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 lakes legislation.\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 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n\nSection 5\nR8\n20/08/19\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Administering authority\nThe following entities are administering authorities for an\ninfringement notice offence against the lakes legislation:\n(a) the delegate for lakes;\n(b) the chief police officer.\n6 Infringement notice offences\nThe Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence against\na provision of the lakes legislation mentioned in schedule 1,\ncolumn 2.\n7 Infringement notice penalties\n(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the lakes\nlegislation, 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 lakes\nlegislation, 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 lakes legislation is $34.\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 lakes legislation must\ninclude 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 9\npage 4 Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\nR8\n20/08/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n9 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 lakes 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 who is not a police officer—\n(i) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials;\nor\n(ii) any unique number given to the authorised person by the\nadministering authority for this regulation.\n10 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 lakes legislation must identify\nthe 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 who is not a police officer—\n(i) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials;\nor\n(ii) any unique number given to the authorised person by the\nadministering authority for this regulation.\n\nSection 11\nR8\n20/08/19\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n11 Authorised people for infringement notice offences\nAn inspector may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the lakes legislation;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the\nlakes legislation.\nNote An inspector includes a police officer—see the Lakes Act 1976, s 89.\n\nSchedule 1 Lakes legislation infringement notice offences and penalties\nPart 1.1 Lakes Act 1976\npage 6 Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\nR8\n20/08/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Lakes legislation infringement\nnotice offences and penalties\n(see s 6 and s 7)\nPart 1.1 Lakes Act 1976\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement\npenalty ($)\n1 15 (1) (a) 30 330\n2 15 (1) (b) 30 330\n3 15 (1) (c) 30 330\n4 15 (1) (d) 30 330\n5 15 (1) (e) 30 330\n6 16 (1) (c) 5 55\n7 17 (1) 5 55\n8 18 (2) 5 55\n9 18 (3) 5 55\n10 18 (4) 5 55\n11 19 (2) 5 55\n12 20 (2) 20 220\n13 21 (2) 20 220\n14 22 (6) 50 550\n15 23 (4) 50 550\n16 26 (3) 50 550\n17 30 (1) 50 500\n18 36 (1) 30 330\n19 42 (2) 30 300\n\nLakes legislation infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nLakes Act 1976 Part 1.1\nR8\n20/08/19\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\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\npenalty ($)\n20 43 (1) 30 300\n21 43 (2) 30 300\n22 44 (1) 30 300\n23 46 (1) 30 300\n24 46 (2) 30 300\n25 47 (2) 30 300\n26 48 (2) 30 300\n27 51 (2) 30 300\n28 52 (2) 30 300\n29 53 (3) 30 300\n30 54 (2) 30 300\n31 55 (5) 30 300\n32 56 (3) 30 300\n33 57 (3) 30 300\n34 74 (1) 30 500\n35 76 (1) 50 300\n36 77 (3) 50 300\n37 83 (8) 50 500\n38 100 (3) 50 500\n39 101 (2) 50 500\n40 102 (2) 50 500\n41 103 (2) 50 500\n42 104 (2) 50 500\n43 105 (3) 50 500\n44 124 (1) 50 1000\n\nSchedule 1 Lakes legislation infringement notice offences and penalties\nPart 1.2 Lakes Regulation 2019\npage 8 Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\nR8\n20/08/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1.2 Lakes Regulation 2019\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement\npenalty ($)\n1 18 30 500\n2 19 20 300\n3 20 30 500\n4 21 30 500\n5 22 30 500\n6 37 (1) 20 300\n7 37 (2) 20 300\n8 37 (5) 20 300\n9 37 (6) 20 300\n10 42 30 500\n11 44 30 500\n12 47 (2) 20 300\n13 47 (3) 20 300\n14 49 (1) 20 300\n15 49 (2) 20 300\n16 49 (3) 20 300\n17 49 (4) 20 300\n18 50 (2) 20 300\n19 50 (3) 20 300\n20 50 (4) 20 300\n21 51 (1) 20 300\n22 55 (1) 30 500\n23 55 (2) 30 500\n\nDictionary\nR8\n20/08/19\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 2)\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• penalty unit (see s 133)\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.\ndelegate for lakes—see the Lakes Act 1976, dictionary.\ninspector—see the Lakes Act 1976, dictionary.\nlakes legislation means the following:\n(a) the Lakes Act 1976;\n(b) the Lakes Regulation 2019.\n\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\npage 10 Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\nR8\n20/08/19\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\nR8\n20/08/19\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was originally the Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulations 2004. It was renamed under the Legislation Act 2001.\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004\nSL2004-4\nnotified LR 22 January 2004\ns 1, s 2 commenced 22 January 2004 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 23 January 2004 (s 2)\nas amended by\nCourt Procedures (Consequential Amendments) Act 2004\nA2004-60 sch 1 pt 1.45\nnotified LR 2 September 2004\ns 1, s 2 commenced 2 September 2004 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.45 commenced 10 January 2005 (s 2 and see Court\nProcedures Act 2004 A2004-59, s 2 and CN2004-29)\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices) Amendment\nRegulation 2010 (No 1) SL2010-30\nnotified LR 26 July 2010\ns 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2010 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 27 July 2010 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2015 A2015-15 sch 3 pt 3.26\nnotified LR 27 May 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.26 commenced 10 June 2015 (s 2)\nLakes Amendment Act 2018 A2018-7 sch 1\nnotified LR 5 March 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 5 March 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 commenced 5 March 2019 (s 2 (2))\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices) Amendment\nRegulation 2019 (No 1) SL2019-7\nnotified LR 9 May 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 9 May 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 10 May 2019 (s 2 and see Lakes\nRegulation 2019 SL2019-8 s 2)\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 12 Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\nR8\n20/08/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices) Amendment\nRegulation 2019 (No 2) SL2019-20\nnotified LR 19 August 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 19 August 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 20 August 2019 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR8\n20/08/19\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\npage 13\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\nDictionary\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nins SL2019-7 s 4\nPurpose of regulation\ns 3 am A2004-60 amdt 1.426, amdt 1.427; SL2019-7 s 5\nAdministering authority\ns 5 am SL2019-7 s 5\nsub SL2019-20 s 4\nInfringement notice offences\ns 6 am A2004-60 amdt 1.428; SL2019-7 s 5\nInfringement notice penalties\ns 7 am A2015-15 amdt 3.106; SL2019-7 s 5\nContents of infringement notices—other information\ns 8 am SL2019-7 s 5\nContents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person\ns 9 am SL2019-7 s 5; SL2019-20 s 5\nContents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person\ns 10 am SL2019-7 s 5; SL2019-20 s 6\nAuthorised people for infringement notice offences\ns 11 am A2015-15 amdt 3.107, amdt 3.108; SL2019-7 s 6, s 7;\nSL2019-20 s 7\nLakes legislation infringement notice offences and penalties\nsch 1 hdg sub SL2019-7 s 8\nsch 1 table sub SL2010-30 s 4\ntable am A2018-7 amdts 1.1-1.3; items renum R6 LA\ntable renum as sch 1 pt 1.1\nLakes Act 1976\nsch 1 pt 1.1 hdg ins SL2019-7 s 8\nsch 1 pt 1.1 (prev sch 1) renum as sch 1 pt 1.1 SL2019-7 s 8\nLakes Regulation 2019\nsch 1 pt 1.2 ins SL2019-7 s 9\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 14 Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\nR8\n20/08/19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\ndict ins SL2019-7 s 10\nam SL2019-20 s 8\ndef delegate for lakes ins SL2019-7 s 10\ndef inspector ins SL2019-7 s 10\ndef lakes legislation ins SL2019-7 s 10\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR8\n20/08/19\nMagistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 20/08/19\npage 15\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\n23 Jan 2004\n23 Jan 2004-\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–\n26 July 2010\nA2004-60 amendments by\nA2004-60\nR4\n27 July 2010\n27 July 2010–\n9 June 2015\nSL2010-30 amendments by\nSL2010-30\nR5\n10 June 2015\n10 June 2015–\n4 Mar 2019\nA2015-15 amendments by\nA2015-15\nR6\n5 Mar 2019\n5 Mar 2019–\n9 May 2019\nA2018-7 amendments by\nA2018-7\nR7\n10 May 2019\n10 May 2019–\n19 Aug 2019\nSL2019-7 amendments by\nSL2019-7\n© Australian Capital Territory 2019","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"},"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 lakes legislation offences. While it has been updated to reflect changes in the underlying Lakes Act and Lakes Regulation (including the 2019 remake of the Lakes Regulation), it has not expanded beyond its core function of setting penalty amounts and procedural requirements for on-the-spot fines."},"complexity_factors":["Very short regulation (11 sections plus schedule)","Only 3 defined terms in the dictionary (delegate for lakes, inspector, lakes legislation), with others imported by reference from other Acts","Simple tabular structure in Schedule 1 listing offences and corresponding penalties","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — provisions are straightforward commands","Minimal cross-referencing — primarily references to the Lakes Act 1976 and Lakes Regulation 2019 for substantive offences","Clear purpose statement and straightforward administrative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation creates an on-the-spot fine system for minor breaches of rules governing Canberra’s lakes and waterways, letting authorised inspectors (including police) issue infringement notices instead of pursuing court action. It affects lake users and businesses operating on the water, with higher penalties for companies, and aims to provide quick, low-cost enforcement to keep lakes safe and clean."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation originally established infringement notices for Lakes Act offences. Amendments added offences from the Lakes Regulation 2019 (schedule 1, pt 1.2) and updated administrative and notice‑content rules (ss 5, 7, 8–11), expanding the set of fine‑able conduct and formalising issuer identification and reminder costs."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to other Acts (Magistrates Court Act 1930; Lakes Act 1976; Lakes Regulation 2019) increase interpretive work (ss 3, dict).","A detailed schedule listing many separate offences with different infringement amounts (schedule 1).","Different treatment of individuals and corporations (corporate penalty = 5× individual amount) (s 7(2)).","Administrative rules about who may serve notices and how they must be identified (ss 5, 9–11).","A fixed cost for serving reminder notices that creates a specific compliance charge (s 7(3)).","Multiple amendments over time mean users must track historical changes and current provisions (endnotes/legislation history)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation creates an infringement‑notice scheme (an alternative to prosecution) for specified offences in the Lakes Act 1976 and the Lakes Regulation 2019. It lists which offences can attract fixed fines, sets the monetary amounts and a higher corporate multiple, and names who can issue notices (delegate for lakes, chief police officer, inspectors) (ss 3, 5–7; schedule 1). It also prescribes required notice contents (company ACN; issuer identification or police service number) and a $34 reminder‑service cost (ss 8–10, 7(3))."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-lakes-infringement-notices-regulation-2004","history":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-lakes-infringement-notices-regulation-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-lakes-infringement-notices-regulation-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-lakes-infringement-notices-regulation-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-lakes-infringement-notices-regulation-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-lakes-infringement-notices-regulation-2004/documents"}}