223Infringement notices

223 Infringement notices

[Section 223 Repealed by No. 40 of 2003, s. 23, Applied:15 Sep 2003]

(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 Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 ; and

(b) not to relate to more than 3 prescribed offences.

(3)  For the purposes of section 14(a)(ii) of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 , 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] 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] 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]