Fines Act 1996
24AEPenalty notice must be issued within 7 days if notification not attached
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24AE Penalty notice must be issued within 7 days if notification not attached
24AE Penalty notice must be issued within 7 days if notification not attached
(1) A penalty notice for a parking offence involving a vehicle must be issued no later than 7 days after the parking offence if a notification is not attached to the vehicle.
(2) A contravention of this section invalidates the penalty notice.
(3) This section applies only to the first penalty notice issued for the parking offence.
Example—
A penalty notice being issued to the registered operator of a vehicle who then nominates another person as the driver requiring a second penalty notice to be issued to the driver.
s 24AE: Ins 2024 No 79, Sch 1.