45BInfringement notices

45B Infringement notices (1) Regulations under section 52 may provide for a person to be served with an infringement notice specifying a fixed penalty of not more than 10 penalty units for an offence against this Act as an alternative to a prosecution for the offence. S. 45B(1A) inserted by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 9(1)). (1A) An offence referred to in subsection (1) for which an infringement notice may be served is an infringement offence within the meaning of the **Infringements Act 2006**. S. 45B(1B) inserted by No. 36/2021 s. 23. (1B) For the purposes of subsection (1), an infringement notice for an offence referred to in subsection (1) may be served in a manner specified in section 17G(1) or (1AA). Section 12 of the **Infringements Act 2006** contains further provisions regarding service of infringement notices. S. 45B(1C) inserted by No. 36/2021 s. 23. (1C) Section 8(1) and (2) of the **Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000** do not apply to service of an infringement notice by electronic communication in a manner specified in section 17G(1) or (1AA). (2) The regulations must specify— (a) the offences to which this alternative applies; and (b) the fixed penalty for each of the offences; and S. 45B(2)(c) repealed by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 9(2)(a)(i)). S. 45B(2)(d) amended by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 9(2)(a) (ii)). (d) the person or class of persons who may issue infringement notices. S. 45B(2)(e)(f) repealed by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 9(2)(a) (iii)). S. 45B(3) repealed by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 9(2)(b)), new s. 45B(3) inserted by No. 10/2022 s. 17. (3) Despite anything to the contrary in the **Fines Reform Act 2014**, any amount recovered in relation to an offence referred to in subsection (1) must be paid into the WorkCover Authority Fund, unless regulations made under the **Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013** expressly provide otherwise. S. 45B(4)-(8) repealed by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 9(2)(b)). S. 45C inserted by No. 66/2008 s. 21.