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Road Transport (General) Act 1999
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28 Action on service of reminder notice—payment of penalty
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(a) a reminder notice is served on a person; and
(b) the infringement notice to which the reminder notice relates has
not been withdrawn.
Note See s 36 for withdrawal of infringement notices.
(2) The person must do 1 of the following within 28 days after the date
the reminder notice is served:
(a) pay the infringement notice penalty stated in the reminder
notice;
(b) apply to the administering authority to—
(i) enter into an infringement notice management plan; or
(ii) if the person has an infringement notice management
plan—add the infringement notice penalty for the offence
to the plan; or
(iii) waive the infringement notice penalty;
Note See s 31A for applications to enter into infringement notice
management plans and applications to add infringement notice
penalties to plans.
See s 31F for applications for waiver of infringement notice
penalties.
(c) apply for withdrawal of the infringement notice;
Note See s 34 for applications for withdrawal of infringement notices.
(d) if the person asserts he or she was not the person who committed
the infringement notice offence to which the infringement notice
relates—give the administering authority an infringement notice
declaration;
(e) if the person disputes liability for the infringement notice
offence—give the administering authority written notice
disputing liability.
Note 1 See s 51 for disputing liability for an infringement notice offence.
Note 2 If a person disputes liability for an infringement notice offence (other
than a heavy vehicle infringement notice offence), the administering
authority may lay an information in the Magistrates Court against the
person for the offence (see s 53). For proceedings for heavy vehicle
infringement notice offences, see the Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT),
s 707.
Note 3 A person served with an infringement notice may apply for an extension
of time to do something mentioned in s (2) (see s 29).
Note 4 A corporation served with a reminder notice for an infringement notice
offence involving a registrable vehicle has obligations under div 3.3A.