24ADGrounds for not attaching notification

24AD Grounds for not attaching notification

24AD Grounds for not attaching notification

(1) It is not necessary to attach a notification under section 24AC if—

(a) it is not safe to attach the notification, or

(b) the vehicle is in a prescribed parking zone, or

(c) the vehicle is not stationary, or

(d) the regulations provide that it is not necessary to attach the notification.

(2) An appropriate officer must, if the officer relies on an exception under this section—

(a) make a record of the reasons why the officer concluded that the exception applied in the circumstances, and

(b) give a copy of the reasons to a designated person at the issuing agency that employs or engages the appropriate officer.

(3) The head of the issuing agency must—

(a) keep a record of the reasons given under this section, and

(b) give a copy of reasons to the Commissioner—if requested by the Commissioner, and

(c) give a copy of reasons in relation to a particular parking offence to a person who is required to pay an amount under a penalty notice for the offence—if requested by the person.

(4) The head of the issuing agency must also prepare and publish reports on reasons given under this section in the way and at the times required by the regulations.

(5) The regulations may prescribe additional requirements about the form and content of a record of reasons made under this section.

(6) In this section—

prescribed parking zone means a zone—

(a) in which a notification of the issue of a penalty notice for a parking offence will not be attached to a vehicle, and

(b) identified by a sign that complies with the requirements of the regulations, including requirements in relation to the following—

(i) the wording of the sign, including the size of the letters and the font to be used,

(ii) the size of the sign,