66Penalty notices

#### 66 Penalty notices 66 Penalty notices > > (1) A police officer or an inspector may issue a penalty notice to a person (including a registered club) if it appears to the police officer or inspector that the person has committed a penalty notice offence. > > > (2) A penalty notice offence is an offence against this Act or the regulations that is prescribed by the regulations as a penalty notice offence. > > > (3) The [Fines Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-099) applies to a penalty notice issued under this section. > > > > Note. > > > > The [Fines Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-099) provides that, if a person issued with a penalty notice does not wish to have the matter determined by a court, the person may pay the amount specified in the notice and is not liable to any further proceedings for the alleged offence. > > > (4) However— > > > > > (a) section 22A (1) of the [Fines Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-099) does not apply in relation to disciplinary action under Part 6A of this Act, and > > > > > (b) despite section 22A (2) of the [Fines Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-099), when an amount is paid under this section in respect of a penalty notice issued to a person, the person is, for the purposes of Part 6A of this Act, taken to have been convicted of the offence to which the penalty notice relates. > > > (5) The amount payable under a penalty notice issued under this section is the amount prescribed for the alleged offence by the regulations (not exceeding the maximum amount of penalty that could be imposed for the offence by a court). > > > (6) This section does not limit the operation of any other provision of, or made under, this or any other Act relating to proceedings that may be taken in respect of offences. > > **s 66:** Rep 1978 No 68, Sch 8 (8). Ins 1994 No 43, Sch 1 (17). Am 1994 No 50, Sch 1 (14); 1996 No 42, Sch 2 \[31\] \[32\]; 1999 No 27, Sch 2 \[11\]; 2001 No 127, Sch 3 \[43\]; 2007 No 92, Sch 2 \[56\]–\[58\]. Subst 2017 No 63, Sch 3.9.