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307 Infringement notices
(1) A prosecution officer may serve an infringement notice on a person who the prosecution officer reasonably believes has committed a prescribed offence or an offence against section 64.
(2) 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**.
(3) The infringement penalty for an offence referred to in subsection (1) is the prescribed infringement penalty in respect of that offence.
(4) In this section, ***prosecution officer*** means—
(a) in relation to an infringement offence other than an offence that relates to noise from residential premises, a person appointed under section 347 to take proceedings for offences against this Act or the regulations; or
(b) in relation to an infringement offence under section 167(1) or 175(4), a residential noise enforcement officer or a police officer; or
(c) in relation to an offence under section 172(6), a residential noise enforcement officer; or
(d) in relation to an infringement offence under section 169(3), a police officer; or
(e) in relation to an infringement offence under Part 6.3, a litter enforcement officer; or
(f) in relation to an offence against section 64, the Authority or an authorised officer.
Pt 11.4 (Heading and ss 308–313) inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).
Part 11.4—Civil remedies
S. 308 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).