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Country Fire Authority Act 1958
41EFire prevention infringement notices
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41E Fire prevention infringement notices
S. 41E(1) amended by Nos 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 8(1)), 5/2012 s. 33(1).
(1) An authorised officer may serve a fire prevention infringement notice on a person the officer has reason to believe has committed an offence against section 41D.
S. 41E(1A) inserted by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 8(2)).
(1A) An offence referred to in subsection (1) for which a fire prevention infringement notice may be served is an infringement offence within the meaning of the **Infringements Act 2006**.
S. 41E(2) substituted by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 8(3)).
(2) In addition to and without limiting section 12 of the **Infringements Act 2006**, a fire prevention infringement notice under subsection (1) may be served in accordance with section 41A.
S. 41E(3) inserted by No. 5/2012
s. 33(2).
(3) The infringement penalty for an offence against section 41D is 10 penalty units.
S. 41E(3)–(7) repealed by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 8(4)).
(8) In this section, ***authorised officer*** means—
(a) if the fire prevention notice was served by a fire prevention officer, a person appointed for the purpose by the relevant municipal council;
(b) if the fire prevention notice was served by the Chief Officer, a person appointed for the purpose by the Chief Officer.
S. 41F inserted by No. 2/1995