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81 Infringement notices

(1) A local law may provide for a person to be served with an infringement notice specifying an infringement penalty for an offence against the local law as an alternative to a prosecution for the offence.

(2) An offence referred to in subsection (1) for which an infringement notice may be served is an infringement offence within the meaning of the Infringements Act 2006.

(3) The local law must specify—

(a) the amount of the infringement penalty; and

(b) the person or class of persons who may issue a notice of infringement.