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Magistrates Court Act 1930
124Extension of time to pay penalty
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124 Extension of time to pay penalty
(1) A person may apply, in writing, for an extension of time to do any of
the following:
(a) pay the infringement notice penalty stated in the infringement
notice or reminder notice;
(b) apply to the administering authority under section 126 to
withdraw the infringement notice;
(c) apply to the administering authority under section 131AA to—
(i) enter into an infringement notice management plan; or
(ii) add the infringement notice penalty for the offence to the
plan;
(d) apply to the administering authority under section 131AE to
waive the infringement notice penalty;
(e) give the administering authority notice disputing liability for the
infringement notice offence.
(2) The administering authority must—
(a) allow or refuse to allow the additional time; and
(b) tell the person in writing of the decision and, if the decision is a
refusal, the reasons for it.
(3) If the time to pay an infringement notice penalty is extended and a
territory law limits the period to begin a prosecution for the
infringement notice offence, the period to begin the prosecution is
extended until 1 year after payment of the penalty is required.