118AEffect of payment under penalty notice

118A Effect of payment under penalty notice

(1) If the full amount specified in a penalty notice issued under section 118 for an alleged offence is paid in accordance with the notice, no person is liable to any further proceedings for the alleged offence. (2) Payment under a penalty notice issued under section 118 is not to be regarded as an admission of liability for the purpose of, and does not in any way affect or prejudice, any civil claim, action or proceeding arising out of the same occurrence. (3) This section does not affect any disciplinary or other proceedings, or liability, to which a person is expressly subject under another law in relation to the payment of an amount under a penalty notice.

17 Section 121

After “part of the State”, insert “(which may be the whole of the State)”.

18 Section 125

After “NSW Health Service”, insert “, to the manager of the Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service (within the meaning of the Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service Act 1985 of Norfolk Island) or to a person employed by the manager for the purposes of the Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service”.

19 After subsection 126(1)

Insert:

(1A) The Secretary may appoint: (a) the manager of the Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service (within the meaning of the Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service Act 1985 of Norfolk Island); or (b) a person employed by the manager for the purposes of the Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service; to be an authorised officer, either generally or in relation to any particular function exercisable by authorised officers under this or any other Act relating to public health.

20 Subsection 132(1)

After “brought against”, insert “the Commonwealth or any authority of the Commonwealth, or”.

Part 2—Amendment of the Public Health Regulation 2012 (NSW)

Public Health Regulation 2012 (NSW)

21 Subclause 3(1) (definition of correctional centre)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

correctional centre means:

(a) a police station or a court cell complex in which an offender is held in custody; or
(b) a detention centre within the meaning of the Sentencing Act 2007 of Norfolk Island.

21A Before clause 4

Insert: