sec.45Payments for failure to vote

### sec.45 Payments for failure to vote If the commission sends a person a notice under section 44 (1) for a referendum and the person makes payment to the commission under the subsection, the commission must— accept the payment; and give the person a receipt for the payment; and not take any proceeding against the person for failing to vote at the referendum. In this section— proceeding includes serving an infringement notice under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 . s 45 amd 1999 No. 70 s 166 sch 1 (sec.45-ssec.1) If the commission sends a person a notice under section 44 (1) for a referendum and the person makes payment to the commission under the subsection, the commission must— accept the payment; and give the person a receipt for the payment; and not take any proceeding against the person for failing to vote at the referendum. (sec.45-ssec.2) In this section— proceeding includes serving an infringement notice under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 . - (a) accept the payment; and - (b) give the person a receipt for the payment; and - (c) not take any proceeding against the person for failing to vote at the referendum.