28Application to fee-paying public sector body for variation of payment conditions

28 Application to fee-paying public sector body for variation of payment conditions

(1)  A person upon whom an infringement notice is served by a fee-paying public sector body may, at any time before the infringement notice is referred to the Director, apply to that fee-paying public sector body for a variation of payment conditions.

(2)  An application under subsection (1) may include representations from the applicant in respect of his or her ability to pay the monetary penalty imposed by the infringement notice.

(3)  The fee-paying public sector body to whom an application under subsection (1) is made is to take the applicant’s representations into account before determining the period within which the amount is to be paid.

(4)  If the applicant fails to comply with a determination made under this section, the infringement notice may be referred to the Director for enforcement under this Act.