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Magistrates Court Act 1930
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122 Additional information in infringement notices
(1) The infringement notice must also tell the person on whom it is served
(a) the person may pay the infringement notice penalty for the
offence or dispute liability for the offence within 28 days after
the day when the notice is served on the person (the date of
service of the notice); and
(b) the person may apply to the administering authority for
additional time in which to pay the penalty or dispute liability
for the offence; and
(c) the person may, within 28 days after the date of service of the
notice, apply to the administering authority to—
(i) enter into an infringement notice management plan; or
(ii) if the person has an infringement notice management
plan—add the infringement notice penalty for the offence
to the plan; or
(iii) waive the infringement notice penalty; and
(d) the person may apply to the administering authority, in writing,
for additional time to do a thing mentioned in paragraph (c); and
(e) the notice may be withdrawn before or after the penalty is paid;
and
(f) if the person pays the penalty within the 28 days (or any
additional time allowed by the administering authority) or the
penalty is waived, then, unless the infringement notice is
withdrawn and any penalty refunded—
(i) any liability of the person for the offence is discharged; and
(ii) the person will not be prosecuted in court for the offence;
and
(iii) the person will not be taken to have been convicted of the
(g) if the person wishes to dispute liability for the offence, the issue
may be referred to the Magistrates Court; and
(h) if the Magistrates Court finds against the person or the person is
prosecuted in court for the offence, the person may be convicted
of the offence and ordered to pay a penalty and costs, and be
subject to other court orders; and
(i) if the person does not pay the infringement notice penalty, apply
to have the penalty waived or dispute liability for the offence,
within the 28 days (or any additional time allowed by the
administering authority), a reminder notice may be served on the
person for the offence or the person may be prosecuted in court
for the offence; and
(j) if a reminder notice is served on the person, the infringement
notice penalty is increased by the amount payable by the person
for the cost of serving the reminder notice.
(2) In addition, the infringement notice must—
(a) explain how the person may pay the infringement notice penalty
or dispute liability for the offence; and
(b) explain how the person may apply for—
(i) an infringement notice management plan or, if the person
has an infringement notice management plan, the addition
of the infringement notice penalty to the plan; or
(ii) waiver of the infringement notice penalty; and
(c) explain how the person may apply for additional time to do any
of the following:
(i) pay the infringement notice penalty;
(ii) dispute liability for the offence;
(iii) apply for an infringement notice management plan or, if
the person has an infringement notice management plan,
the addition of the infringement notice penalty to the plan;
(iv) apply for waiver of the infringement notice penalty.