223Infringement notices

### 223 Infringement notices > [*\[Section 223 Repealed by No. 40 of 2003, s. 23, Applied:15 Sep 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-09-15/act-2003-040#GS23@EN) > > > (1)  A police officer may issue and serve an adult with an infringement notice if the police officer considers that the adult has committed a prescribed offence. > > > (2)  An infringement notice is – > > > > > > (a) to be in accordance with [section 14 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057#GS14@EN) [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) ; and > > > > > > > (b) not to relate to more than 3 prescribed offences. > > > (3)  For the purposes of [section 14(a)(ii) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057#GS14@Hpa@Hqii@EN) [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) , the prescribed penalty for a prescribed offence is not to exceed – > > > > > > (a) the penalty specified in this Act for that offence; or > > > > > > > (b) 25 penalty units – > > > > whichever is lower. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 223 Subsection (4) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-07-01/act-2017-004#JS1@Ja63@GC3@EN) Any payments in respect of an infringement notice are payable into the Public Account. > > > (5)  In this section – > > > > > [*\[Section 223 Subsection (5) amended by No. 51 of 2015, s. 105, Applied:01 Sep 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-09-01/act-2015-051#GS105@Hpa@EN) ***adult*** means a natural person who has attained the age of 18 years. > > > > [*\[Section 223 Subsection (5) amended by No. 51 of 2015, s. 105, Applied:01 Sep 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-09-01/act-2015-051#GS105@Hpb@EN)