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Road Transport (General) Act 1999
31Time for beginning prosecution for infringement notice
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31 Time for beginning prosecution for infringement notice
offence
A prosecution for an infringement notice offence (other than a heavy
vehicle infringement notice offence) must be begun not later than
1 year after the earlier of—
(a) the day the person served with the notice disputes liability for
the offence; and
(b) the last day the person served with the notice may dispute
liability for the offence.
Note For proceedings for heavy vehicle infringement notice offences, see the
Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT), s 707.