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National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2009
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National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2009
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43 Regulations—infringement notices
Infringement notices for civil penalties
(1) The regulations may provide for a person who is alleged to have contravened a civil penalty provision in this Schedule to pay a penalty to the Commonwealth as an alternative to civil proceedings.
(2) The penalty must not exceed one‑fortieth of the maximum penalty that a court could impose on the person for contravention of that provision.
Infringement notices for offences
(3) The regulations may provide for a person who is alleged to have committed an offence against this Schedule that is stated to be an offence of strict liability to pay a penalty to the Commonwealth as an alternative to prosecution.
(4) The penalty must not exceed one‑fifth of the maximum penalty that a court could impose on the person for that offence.