59Penalty notices for certain offences

#### 59 Penalty notices for certain offences 59 Penalty notices for certain offences > > (1) In this section— > > > > penalty notice means a notice to the effect that, if the person served with the notice does not wish to have an alleged offence dealt with by a court, the person may pay, in accordance with the notice, the penalty specified in the notice. > > > > penalty notice offence means an offence against this Act or the regulations declared by the regulations to be a penalty notice offence. > > > (2) An authorised officer may serve a penalty notice on a person who appears to the officer to have committed a penalty notice offence. > > > (3) The amount of the penalty to be specified in a penalty notice is the amount prescribed by the regulations for the alleged offence concerned, being an amount not exceeding the maximum amount of penalty which could be imposed for the offence by a court. > > > (3A) The regulations may— > > > > > (a) prescribe different amounts of penalties for different offences or classes of offences, and > > > > > (b) prescribe different amounts of penalties for the same penalty notice offence. > > > (4) A penalty notice may be served personally or by post. > > > (5) If the amount of the penalty prescribed by the regulations for an alleged offence is paid under this section, no person is liable to any further proceedings for the alleged offence. > > > (6) Payment of a penalty under this section is not to be regarded as an admission of liability for the purpose of, nor in any way affect or prejudice, any civil claim, action or proceeding arising out of the same occurrence. > > > (7) This section does not limit the operation of any other provision of this or any other Act or of any statutory rule. > > **s 59:** Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.19.