187Penalty notices

187 Penalty notices

187 Penalty notices

(1) A penalty notice officer may issue a penalty notice to a person if—

(a) the officer believes the person has committed an offence against this Act or the regulations, and

(b) the offence is prescribed by the regulations as a penalty notice offence.

(2) The Fines Act 1996 applies to the penalty notice.

Note—

The Fines Act 1996 provides that, if a person issued with a penalty notice does not wish to have the matter determined by a court, the person may pay the amount specified in the notice and is not liable to further proceedings for the alleged offence.

(3) The amount payable under the penalty notice is the amount prescribed for the offence by the regulations.

(4) The amount prescribed must not be more than the maximum monetary penalty that may be imposed for the offence by a court.

(5) In this section—

penalty notice officer means a person designated by the Secretary as a penalty notice officer who is—

(a) a member of staff of the Department, or

(b) a person prescribed by the regulations.