70Infringement notices

70 Infringement notices

(1)  In this section –

infringement offence means an offence against this Act or the regulations made under this Act that is prescribed by the regulations to be an infringement offence.

(2)  An inspector may issue and serve an infringement notice on a person if he or she reasonably believes that the person has committed an infringement offence.

(3)  If the identity of a person referred to in subsection (2) cannot be readily ascertained or confirmed, an inspector may issue and serve an infringement notice on the occupier or person apparently in charge of the place or vessel at, on or in relation to which the officer is satisfied an infringement offence has been committed.

(4)  An infringement notice is to be in accordance with section 14 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 .

(5)  The regulations –

(a) may prescribe, for infringement offences, the penalties payable under infringement notices; and

(b) may prescribe different penalties for bodies corporate and individuals.

(6)  Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (5) may provide that an offence is an infringement offence for the purposes of this section only if it is constituted by conduct of a type specified in the regulations.