71Service and acceptance of irrigation infringement notices

71 Service and acceptance of irrigation infringement notices

[Section 71 Inserted by No. 46 of 1997, s. 14, Applied:11 Nov 1998]

(1)  [Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] Where an authorised officer is satisfied that a person has committed an offence against section 69(6A) , he or she may serve on that person an infringement notice in respect of that offence by delivering it to that person or by sending it to that person by post.

(2)  [Section 71 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] An infringement notice is to be in accordance with section 14 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 .

(3)  [Section 71 Subsection (3) amended by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] For the purposes of subsection (1) , the prescribed penalty is –

(a) in the case of a first offence, 0.5 penalty unit; or

(b) in the case of a second offence in the same irrigation season, 1.5 penalty units; or

(c) in the case of a third or subsequent offence in the same irrigation season, 2.5 penalty units.

(4)  [Section 71 Subsection (4) omitted by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(5)  [Section 71 Subsection (5) omitted by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(6)  [Section 71 Subsection (6) omitted by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .