{"id":"sl-2013-17","name":"Magistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement Notices) Regulation 2013","slug":"magistrates-court-public-unleased-land-infringement-notices-regulation-2013","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"17 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173511,"registerId":"act-sl-2013-17-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Magistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement Notices) Regulation 2013","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased\nLand Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2013\nSL2013-17\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nRepublication No 3\nEffective: 29 November 2023\nRepublication date: 29 November 2023\nLast amendment made by SL2023-31\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 (Public Unleased Land Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2013, 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 29 November 2023.\nIt also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law\nto 29 November 2023.\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\nR3\n29/11/23\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased\nLand Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2013\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Purpose of regulation 3\n6 Administering authority 3\n7 Infringement notice offences 3\n8 Infringement notice penalties 3\n9 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 4\n10 Contents of infringement notices—other information 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Magistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR3\n29/11/23\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 4\nSchedule 1 Public Unleased Land Act 2013 infringement\nnotice offences and penalties 6\nDictionary 8\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 9\n2 Abbreviation key 9\n3 Legislation history 10\n4 Amendment history 10\n5 Earlier republications 11\n\nR3\n29/11/23\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased\nLand Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2013\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Magistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR3\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Magistrates Court (Public Unleased Land\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2013.\n3 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)).\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.\n\nSection 5\nR3\n29/11/23\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 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 Public Unleased Land Act 2013.\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.\n6 Administering authority\nThe following entities are administering authorities for an\ninfringement notice offence against the Public Unleased Land\nAct 2013:\n(a) the director-general for that Act;\n(b) the commissioner for fair trading.\n7 Infringement notice offences\nThe Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence against\na provision of the Public Unleased Land Act 2013 mentioned in\nschedule 1, column 2.\n8 Infringement notice penalties\n(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the Public\nUnleased Land Act 2013, 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 Public\nUnleased Land Act 2013, 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 Public Unleased Land Act 2013 is $34.\n\nSection 9\npage 4 Magistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR3\n29/11/23\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 Public Unleased Land\nAct 2013 must identify the authorised person by the authorised\nperson’s identity card.\n10 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 Public Unleased Land\nAct 2013 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.\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 Public Unleased Land\nAct 2013 must identify the authorised person by the authorised\nperson’s identity card.\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences\n(1) A person appointed under the Public Unleased Land Act 2013,\nsection 89 may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the Public Unleased Land Act 2013;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the\nPublic Unleased Land Act 2013.\n\nSection 12\nR3\n29/11/23\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) A person appointed as an investigator under the Fair Trading\n(Australian Consumer Law) Act 1992, section 36 (1) (Investigators)\nmay serve a notice mentioned in subsection (1) if—\n(a) the infringement notice offence is in relation to an outdoor\neating or drinking place; or\n(b) the infringement notice offence—\n(i) is an offence under the Public Unleased Land Act 2013,\nsection 43 (Offence—use public unleased land without\npermit) or section 44 (Offence—fail to comply with\ncondition of permit); and\n(ii) relates to parking a vehicle on public unleased land.\n(3) In this section:\noutdoor eating or drinking place—see the Smoke-Free Public Places\nAct 2003, section 9A (Meaning of outdoor eating or drinking place).\n\nSchedule 1 Public Unleased Land Act 2013 infringement notice offences and penalties\npage 6 Magistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR3\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Public Unleased Land Act 2013\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\n($)\n1 13 (1) 10 220\n2 16 (1) 5 110\n3 20 (1) 10 220\n4 22 (1) 20 440\n5 26 (1) 10 220\n6 28 (1) (b) (ii)\n• insurance-related\n• other\n50\n10\n1 100\n220\n7 28 (2) 20 440\n8 32 (1) 5 110\n9 35 (1) 50 1 100\n10 43 (1) 20 440\n11 44 (1)\n• not financial\nassurance\ncondition\n• financial assurance\ncondition\n20\n30\n440\n660\n12 77 (1) 1 22\n13 84 (1) 10 220\n14 90 (4) 1 22\n\nPublic Unleased Land Act 2013 infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nR3\n29/11/23\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\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 penalty\n($)\n15 95 (1) 10 220\n16 97 (1) 5 110\n17 99 (1) 10 220\n18 101 (1) 20 440\n19 104 (1) 30 660\n\nDictionary\npage 8 Magistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR3\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\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• commissioner for fair trading\n• director-general (see s 163).\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.\nidentity card means an identity card issued under the Public Unleased\nLand Act 2013, section 90 (Identity cards).\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR3\n29/11/23\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\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 (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR3\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2013 SL2013-17\nnotified LR 27 June 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 June 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2013 (s 2 and see Public Unleased\nLand Act 2013 A2013-3, s 2 and CN2013-9)\nas amended by\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2015 A2015-15 sch 3 pt 3.33\nnotified LR 27 May 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.33 commenced 10 June 2015 (s 2)\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement Notices)\nAmendment Regulation 2023 (No 1) SL2023-31\nnotified LR 28 November 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 29 November 2023 (s 2 and see Electoral and\nRoad Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2023 A2023-43 s 2 (1))\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nAuthorised people for infringement notice offences\ns 12 am A2015-15 amdt 3.121, amdt 3.122\nPublic Unleased Land Act 2013 infringement notice offences and penalties\nsch 1 am SL2023-31 s 4; items renum R3 LA\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR3\n29/11/23\nMagistrates Court (Public Unleased Land Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2013\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 11\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\n1 July 2013\n1 July 2013–\n9 June 2015\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n10 June 2015\n10 June 2015–\n28 Nov 2023\nA2015-15 amendments by\nA2015-15\n© Australian Capital Territory 2023","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of establishing an infringement notice system for Public Unleased Land Act 2013 offences. The 2023 amendment added one new offence to Schedule 1 (item 19, section 104(1)) and adjusted penalty amounts, but this represents a routine expansion within the existing framework rather than a fundamental shift in scope. 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It sets fixed fines (higher for corporations) and requires identifying details on notices.\n\nIt affects park users, permit holders, enforcement officers and administrators, and aims to protect public spaces through quicker, lower-cost compliance instead of criminal prosecution."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation's scope has been altered by later amendments: s 12 was expanded to specify additional authorised officers (A2015-15 amendments) and schedule 1 infringement items and amounts were amended most recently by SL2023-31 (see amendment history and sch 1). These changes adjust who may serve notices and the set of offences and penalties covered."},"complexity_factors":["Delegated regulation that maps offences to fixed infringement amounts via Schedule 1 (s 7; sch 1)","Different penalty treatment for individuals and corporations (corporate penalty = 5× individual) (s 8(2))","Cross‑references to multiple Acts and definitions (Magistrates Court Act 1930, Public Unleased Land Act 2013, Corporations Act) (s 3; dict)","Conditional authorisation for who may serve notices, including specific investigator powers for particular offence types (s 12(1)–(2))","Formal requirements for notices and reminders to identify the authorised person by identity card (ss 9, 11)","Administrative fee for serving reminder notices set at $34 (s 8(3))","Amendment and commencement history affecting scope and item numbering (endnotes; amendment history)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation implements an infringement‑notice system for selected offences in the Public Unleased Land Act 2013 (s 5). It lists specific offences with fixed dollar fines (schedule 1), makes corporate fines five times the individual amount (s 8(2)), names the administering authorities (s 6), and sets rules about who may serve notices, identification required (ss 9, 11, 12) and a $34 reminder service cost (s 8(3)).\n\nIt affects people and companies using public unleased land and the authorised officers who enforce the Act; it changes the practical costs and compliance steps for avoiding prosecution."},"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. 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