12Penalty under infringement notice is an amount payable

12 Penalty under infringement notice is an amount payable (1) The penalty under an infringement notice is to be taken to be an amount payable to the enforcement agency that issued the infringement notice and, subject to subsection (2), only ceases to be payable if the person elects under section 21 to be dealt with by a court or if the infringement notice is withdrawn. (2) The penalty under an infringement notice becomes payable to the Territory on the making of a penalty enforcement order in relation to the penalty.