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Fair Trading Act 1989
sec.36Infringement notice compliance period for infringement notice
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### sec.36 Infringement notice compliance period for infringement notice
Subject to this section, the infringement notice compliance period for an infringement notice is the period of 28 days beginning on the day after the day on which the infringement notice is issued by the commissioner.
The commissioner may extend, by notice in writing, the infringement notice compliance period for the notice if the commissioner is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so.
Only 1 extension may be given and the extension must not be for more than 28 days.
Notice of the extension must be given to the person who was issued the infringement notice.
A failure to comply with subsection (4) does not affect the validity of the extension.
If the commissioner extends the infringement notice compliance period for an infringement notice, a reference in this division to the infringement notice compliance period for an infringement notice is taken to be a reference to the infringement notice compliance period as so extended.
s 36 prev s 36 amd 1994 No. 36 s 2 sch
om 2010 No. 54 s 17
pres s 36 ins 2010 No. 54 s 18
(sec.36-ssec.1) Subject to this section, the infringement notice compliance period for an infringement notice is the period of 28 days beginning on the day after the day on which the infringement notice is issued by the commissioner.
(sec.36-ssec.2) The commissioner may extend, by notice in writing, the infringement notice compliance period for the notice if the commissioner is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so.
(sec.36-ssec.3) Only 1 extension may be given and the extension must not be for more than 28 days.
(sec.36-ssec.4) Notice of the extension must be given to the person who was issued the infringement notice.
(sec.36-ssec.5) A failure to comply with subsection (4) does not affect the validity of the extension.
(sec.36-ssec.6) If the commissioner extends the infringement notice compliance period for an infringement notice, a reference in this division to the infringement notice compliance period for an infringement notice is taken to be a reference to the infringement notice compliance period as so extended.