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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.71AWhen a charge for an offence for this chapter is taken to not be decided if a proceeding for the offence is started by infringement notice
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### sec.71A When a charge for an offence for this chapter is taken to not be decided if a proceeding for the offence is started by infringement notice
This section applies for this chapter if a police officer serves an infringement notice on a person for an infringement notice offence that is a vehicle related offence.
The charge for the offence is taken to not be decided if—
there has been no payment of a penalty, in full or by instalments, under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 ; and
the registrar under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 has not registered a default certificate for the infringement notice under that Act; and
the person has not otherwise been found guilty of the offence.
s 71A ins 2013 No. 15 s 9
amd 2017 No. 13 s 90 sch 1 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.71A-ssec.1) This section applies for this chapter if a police officer serves an infringement notice on a person for an infringement notice offence that is a vehicle related offence.
(sec.71A-ssec.2) The charge for the offence is taken to not be decided if— there has been no payment of a penalty, in full or by instalments, under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 ; and the registrar under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 has not registered a default certificate for the infringement notice under that Act; and the person has not otherwise been found guilty of the offence.
- (a) there has been no payment of a penalty, in full or by instalments, under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 ; and
- (b) the registrar under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 has not registered a default certificate for the infringement notice under that Act; and
- (c) the person has not otherwise been found guilty of the offence.