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212 Enforcement agency can refer matter to Court or Children's Court
S. 212(1) amended by No. 59/2017 s. 95.
(1) For section 17(1) of the **Infringements Act 2006 substitute**—
"(1) Subject to subsection (3), an enforcement agency may refer a matter for which an infringement notice has been served to the Court—
(a) at any time before the outstanding amount of the infringement penalty together with any penalty reminder notice fee are registered with the Director under the **Fines Reform Act 2014**; or
(b) if the infringement notice is in respect of a non-registrable infringement offence, at any time before the expiry of the period for commencing a proceeding in relation to the offence to which the infringement notice relates.".
(2) In section 17(3)(b) of the **Infringements Act 2006** for "bringing" **substitute** "commencing".
S. 213 amended by No. 59/2017 s. 96.