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### 100 Infringement notices
> [*\[Section 100 Substituted by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2008-006#JS1@Ja5@GC4@EN)
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> > (1) [*\[Section 100 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2011, s. 45, Applied:01 Jun 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-06-01/act-2011-004#GS45@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 100 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2011, s. 45, Applied:01 Jun 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-06-01/act-2011-004#GS45@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 100 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 27 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2008-027#JS1@Ja1@GC6@EN) A parking attendant may serve an infringement notice on the registered operator of a vehicle or on the owner of another thing if of the opinion that the vehicle or thing has been used in the commission of an offence under [section 97](#GS97@EN) , [98](#GS98@EN) or [99](#GS99@EN) .
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> > (1A) [*\[Section 100 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 4 of 2011, s. 45, Applied:01 Jun 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-06-01/act-2011-004#GS45@Hpc@EN) A parking attendant or a council clerk may serve an infringement notice on a person referred to in [section 94A(5A)](#GS94A@Gs5A@EN) in respect of an offence relating to a vehicle or other thing if of the opinion that the vehicle or other thing has been used in the commission of an offence under [section 97](#GS97@EN) , [98](#GS98@EN) or [99](#GS99@EN) .
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> > (2) An infringement notice under [subsection (1)](#GS100@Gs1@EN) may be served by affixing it to the vehicle or other thing in respect of which the offence occurred.
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> > (3) An infringement notice is to be in accordance with [section 14](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057#GS14@EN) of the [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) .
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> > (4) [*\[Section 100 Subsection (4) amended by No. 28 of 2019, s. 8, Applied:02 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-02/act-2019-028#GS8@EN) The prescribed penalty for an infringement notice issued for an offence under [section 97](#GS97@EN) , [98](#GS98@EN) or [99](#GS99@EN) is the sum specified in by-laws of the corporation of the municipal area in which the relevant parking space is situated.
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> > (5) Different sums may be specified for the purposes of [subsection (4)](#GS100@Gs4@EN) according to the nature of the offence and whether payment is made within a specified time.
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> > (6) A person issued with an infringement notice under [subsection (1)](#GS100@Gs1@EN) who wishes to rely on a defence under [section 97](#GS97@EN) , [98](#GS98@EN) or [99](#GS99@EN) may either elect to have the matter heard in court within the time allowed or provide a statutory declaration to the corporation within 28 days of the issue of the infringement notice setting out the details of the defence on which the person wishes to rely.
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> > (7) [*\[Section 100 Subsection (7) amended by No. 20 of 2013, s. 57, Applied:20 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-20/act-2013-020#GS57@EN) A statutory declaration provided to the corporation under [subsection (6)](#GS100@Gs6@EN) is deemed to be an application for withdrawal of an infringement notice under [section 23](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057#GS23@EN) of the [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) .
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> > (8) A person who removes a notice affixed to a vehicle or other thing under [subsection (1)](#GS100@Gs1@EN) so that its contents do not become known to the person in charge of the vehicle is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one penalty unit.