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Fair Trading Act 1989
sec.34Effect of compliance with infringement notice
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### sec.34 Effect of compliance with infringement notice
This section applies if—
an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of an infringement notice provision is issued to a person; and
the person pays the penalty stated in the infringement notice within the infringement notice compliance period and as required by the notice; and
the infringement notice is not withdrawn under section 37 .
The person is not, merely because of the payment, regarded as—
having contravened the infringement notice provision; or
having been convicted of an offence constituted by the same conduct that constituted the alleged contravention of the infringement notice provision.
No proceedings (whether criminal or civil) may be started or continued against the person, by or for the State, in relation to—
the alleged contravention of the infringement notice provision; or
an offence constituted by the same conduct that constituted the alleged contravention.
s 34 prev s 34 amd 1997 No. 82 s 3 sch
om 2010 No. 54 s 17
pres s 34 ins 2010 No. 54 s 18
(sec.34-ssec.1) This section applies if— an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of an infringement notice provision is issued to a person; and the person pays the penalty stated in the infringement notice within the infringement notice compliance period and as required by the notice; and the infringement notice is not withdrawn under section 37 .
(sec.34-ssec.2) The person is not, merely because of the payment, regarded as— having contravened the infringement notice provision; or having been convicted of an offence constituted by the same conduct that constituted the alleged contravention of the infringement notice provision.
(sec.34-ssec.3) No proceedings (whether criminal or civil) may be started or continued against the person, by or for the State, in relation to— the alleged contravention of the infringement notice provision; or an offence constituted by the same conduct that constituted the alleged contravention.
- (a) an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of an infringement notice provision is issued to a person; and
- (b) the person pays the penalty stated in the infringement notice within the infringement notice compliance period and as required by the notice; and
- (c) the infringement notice is not withdrawn under section 37 .
- (a) having contravened the infringement notice provision; or
- (b) having been convicted of an offence constituted by the same conduct that constituted the alleged contravention of the infringement notice provision.
- (a) the alleged contravention of the infringement notice provision; or
- (b) an offence constituted by the same conduct that constituted the alleged contravention.