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Fines Act 1996
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) it is not safe to attach the notification, or
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> > > (b) the vehicle is in a prescribed parking zone, or
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> > > (c) the vehicle is not stationary, or
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> > > (d) the regulations provide that it is not necessary to attach the notification.
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> > (2) An appropriate officer must, if the officer relies on an exception under this section—
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> > > (a) make a record of the reasons why the officer concluded that the exception applied in the circumstances, and
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> > > (b) give a copy of the reasons to a designated person at the issuing agency that employs or engages the appropriate officer.
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> > (3) The head of the issuing agency must—
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> > > (a) keep a record of the reasons given under this section, and
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> > > (b) give a copy of reasons to the Commissioner—if requested by the Commissioner, and
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> > > (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.
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> > (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.
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> > (5) The regulations may prescribe additional requirements about the form and content of a record of reasons made under this section.
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> > (6) In this section—
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> > prescribed parking zone means a zone—
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> > > (a) in which a notification of the issue of a penalty notice for a parking offence will not be attached to a vehicle, and
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> > > (b) identified by a sign that complies with the requirements of the regulations, including requirements in relation to the following—
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> > > > (i) the wording of the sign, including the size of the letters and the font to be used,
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> > > > (ii) the size of the sign,
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> > > > (iii) the colour of the sign,
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> > > > (iv) the location or positioning of the sign.
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> **s 24AD:** Ins 2024 No 79, Sch 1.