Passenger Transport Services Act 2011
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61C Formal warnings
[Section 61C Inserted by No. 28 of 2020, s. 22, Applied:01 Dec 2022]
(1) The Commission may, instead of taking proceedings against a person for a contravention of a provision of this Act, give a formal warning to the person if the Commission believes that –
(a) the person had taken reasonable steps to prevent the contravention and was unaware of the contravention; and
(b) it is appropriate for the contravention to be dealt with by way of a formal warning under this section.
(2) A formal warning must be in writing.
(3) A formal warning given to a person may be withdrawn by the Commission by serving on the person a notice of withdrawal within 21 days after the formal warning was given to the person.
(4) If a formal warning in relation to a contravention has been given to a person, proceedings may not be taken by the Commission in relation to the contravention to which the warning relates unless and until the formal warning has been withdrawn.
(5) In this section –
proceedings includes action by way of an infringement notice.