National Transport Commission (Model Act on Heavy Vehicle Speeding Compliance) Regulations 2008
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34. Penalties
(1) A reference in an offence provision in this Act to a court‑imposed penalty is the maximum fine for an individual who is found guilty of the offence by a court. (2) A reference in an offence provision in this Act to an infringement notice penalty is the fine payable for the offence under an infringement notice issued to an individual.
Drafting note: Penalty levels proposed in this Act are indicative only.
(3) For any offence under this Act, the court‑imposed penalty for a body corporate is 5 times the court‑imposed penalty for an individual.
Drafting note: This provision may not be required in certain jurisdictions that have this provision in Acts of general application.
(4) A sanction available under the C & E Act may be applied in relation to an offence under this Act, unless the sanction is only able to be applied in relation to a breach of a mass, dimension or load restraint requirement under the C & E Act.