80Power to serve a notice

80 Power to serve a notice

S. 80(1) amended by No. 102/1998 s. 19(1)(a).

(1) If an enforcement officer has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence against section 73, he or she may cause an infringement notice to be served on that person.

S. 80(2) amended by Nos 102/1998 s. 19(1)(b), 49/2004 s. 10, 95/2005 s. 3(1)(d), substituted by No. 32/2006 s. 84(1).

(2) An offence referred to in subsection (1) for which an infringement notice may be served is an infringement offence within the meaning of the Infringements Act 2006.

S. 80(2A) inserted by No. 81/2006 s. 27(1).

(2A) In addition to and without limiting section 12 of the Infringements Act 2006, an infringement notice referred to in subsection (1) may be served by sending the notice by post addressed to—

S. 80(2A)(a) substituted by No. 81/2006 s. 27(2)(a).

(a) the responsible person (within the meaning of Part 6AA of the Road Safety Act 1986) in relation to the vehicle involved in the offence; or

S. 80(2A)(b) amended by Nos 14/2007 s. 6(1), 81/2006 s. 27(2)(b) (as substituted by No. 14/2007 s. 6(8)), substituted by No. 74/2007 s. 70.

(b) the person nominated in a tolling nomination statement that has been made by an authorised person and accepted by an enforcement official as an effective statement under Part 6AA of the Road Safety Act 1986.

S. 80(3) inserted by No. 102/1998 s. 19(2).

(3) An enforcement officer may cause to be served together with an infringement notice a notice containing information about the requirements arising under this Act in relation to the use of a vehicle in a toll zone.

S. 80A inserted by No. 4/2000 s. 6.