18ATraffic infringement notice may be issued in certain circumstances

### 18A Traffic infringement notice may be issued in certain circumstances > *\[Section 18A Inserted by No. 44 of 1991, s. 12 \]*[*\[Section 18A Subsection (1) amended by No. 28 of 2005, s. 14, Applied:01 Feb 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-02-01/act-2005-028#GS14@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (1) amended by No. 35 of 2017, s. 16, Applied:19 Sep 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-09-19/act-2017-035#GS16@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:28 Apr 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-04-28/act-2000-015#GS5@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC9@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC8@Hph@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:26 Jun 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-06-26/act-1997-053#JS1@Ja4@GC3@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (2) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC9@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (3) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC9@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (3) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC9@Hpe@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (3) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC9@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (3) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC9@Hpf@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (3) substituted by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2007-072#JS1@Ja33@GC2@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (4) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC9@Hpg@EN) [*\[Section 18A Subsection (4) substituted by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2007-072#JS1@Ja33@GC2@EN) [*\[Section 18A Substituted by No. 38 of 2017, s. 32, Applied:03 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-03/act-2017-038#GS32@EN) > > > (1)  In this section – > > > > > ***infringement offence*** means an offence against this Act, or the regulations under this Act, that is prescribed by the regulations to be an infringement offence. > > > (2)  A police officer may issue and serve an infringement notice on a person if he or she reasonably believes that the person has committed an infringement offence. > > > (3)  An infringement notice under this section – > > > > > > (a) is to be in accordance with [section 14 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057#GS14@EN) [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) ; and > > > > > > > (b) is a traffic infringement notice, within the meaning of the [Traffic Act 1925](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1925-038) , for the purposes of this or any other Act. > > > (4)  The regulations may prescribe – > > > > > > (a) the penalties payable under infringement notices; and > > > > > > > (b) circumstances in which an infringement notice may not be issued in respect of an infringement offence; and > > > > > > > (c) circumstances where a person may be disqualified from driving, and his or her Australian driver licence may be suspended or cancelled, if the person is taken to have been convicted of an infringement offence in accordance with [section 20 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057#GS20@EN) [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) .