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Magistrates Court Act 1930
134AAuthorised people for infringement notice offences
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134A Authorised people for infringement notice offences
(1) The administering authority for an infringement notice offence may
appoint a person to be an authorised person to serve infringement
notices or reminder notices.
Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the
Note 2 In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a
law (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by
naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see s 207).
(2) A regulation may prescribe a person to be an authorised person for
the service of infringement notices or reminder notices.
(3) In this part:
authorised person means—
(a) for an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence—
(i) the administering authority; or
(ii) a person who is appointed under this section by the
administering authority to serve an infringement notice for
the offence; or
(iii) anyone else who, under the regulations, may serve an
infringement notice for the offence; or
(b) for a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence—
(i) the administering authority; or
(ii) a person who is appointed under this section by the
administering authority to serve a reminder notice for the
offence; or
Division 3.8.5 Infringement notices—other provisions
(iii) anyone else who, under the regulations, may serve a
reminder notice for the offence.