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Recreation Areas Management Act 2006
sec.142Demerit points
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### sec.142 Demerit points
This section applies to a person who is given an infringement notice under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 for an offence against this Act and pays the infringement notice penalty for the offence.
The person accumulates demerit points under this Act for the offence.
The number of demerit points the person accumulates is—
if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is no more than 20 penalty units—1 demerit point; or
if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 20 penalty units but not more than 50 penalty units—2 demerit points; or
if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 50 penalty units but not more than 80 penalty units—3 demerit points; or
if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 80 penalty units but not more than 120 penalty units—4 demerit points; or
if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 120 penalty units but not more than 165 penalty units—5 demerit points.
(sec.142-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who is given an infringement notice under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 for an offence against this Act and pays the infringement notice penalty for the offence.
(sec.142-ssec.2) The person accumulates demerit points under this Act for the offence.
(sec.142-ssec.3) The number of demerit points the person accumulates is— if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is no more than 20 penalty units—1 demerit point; or if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 20 penalty units but not more than 50 penalty units—2 demerit points; or if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 50 penalty units but not more than 80 penalty units—3 demerit points; or if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 80 penalty units but not more than 120 penalty units—4 demerit points; or if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 120 penalty units but not more than 165 penalty units—5 demerit points.
- (a) if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is no more than 20 penalty units—1 demerit point; or
- (b) if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 20 penalty units but not more than 50 penalty units—2 demerit points; or
- (c) if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 50 penalty units but not more than 80 penalty units—3 demerit points; or
- (d) if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 80 penalty units but not more than 120 penalty units—4 demerit points; or
- (e) if the maximum penalty specified for the offence is more than 120 penalty units but not more than 165 penalty units—5 demerit points.