23Infringement notices

23 Infringement notices

(1)  In this section –

demerit points, in relation to an offence, means the demerit points fixed in relation to that offence in the demerits points schedule, within the meaning of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .

(2)  For the purposes of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania), the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 is declared to be the Infringement Notice Offences Law for this jurisdiction.

(3)  For the purposes of section 591 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania), a prescribed offence is an offence prescribed, for the purposes of that section, in the local application regulations.

(4)  A penalty specified in an infringement notice issued under section 591 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) is to be an amount equal to 10% of the maximum penalty for the offence.

(5)  An infringement notice issued under section 591 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) is to specify the number of demerit points (if any) in respect of the offence or offences to which the notice relates.

(6)  An infringement notice issued under section 591 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) is to be in accordance with section 14 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 .

(7)  [Section 23 Subsection (7) amended by No. 38 of 2020, Sched. 1, Applied:27 Nov 2020] Any payments in respect of an infringement notice are payable into the Public Account.