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Road Transport (General) Act 1999
31AApplication for infringement notice management plan or
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31A Application for infringement notice management plan or
addition to plan
(1) This section applies if a person is served with an infringement notice
or reminder notice for an infringement notice offence.
(2) If the person is an individual, the individual may apply to the
administering authority—
(a) to enter into an arrangement (an infringement notice
management plan) with the authority for discharge of the
penalty for the offence by—
(i) payment by instalment; or
(ii) participating in an approved community work or social
development program; or
(b) if the individual has an infringement notice management plan—
to add the infringement notice penalty for the offence to the
individual’s plan.
(3) If the person is a corporation, the corporation may apply to the
administering authority—
(a) to enter into an arrangement (also an infringement notice
management plan) with the authority for discharge of the
penalty for the offence by payment by instalment; or
(b) if the corporation has an infringement notice management
plan—to add the infringement notice penalty for the offence to
the corporation’s plan.
(4) The application must include—
(a) information about the person’s financial circumstances; and
(b) if the person is the holder of a card prescribed by regulation that
is current—that information; and
(c) if the application is to participate in an approved community
work or social development program—information about any
relevant circumstances of the person; and
(d) anything else prescribed by regulation.