136Lower penalty levels for certain parking offences dealt with by penalty notice

#### 136 Lower penalty levels for certain parking offences dealt with by penalty notice 136 Lower penalty levels for certain parking offences dealt with by penalty notice > > (1) Despite section 133(7), the amount payable under a penalty notice for a relevant parking offence is $100 if the penalty notice is issued by— > > > > > (a) an authorised officer who is a police officer, or > > > > > (b) an authorised officer who is of a class specified in relation to the offence in Schedule 5, Column 2, excluding a Class 10 officer or a university parking officer, or > > > > > (c) a Class 10 officer appointed by a council listed in Schedule 6, Part 1, or > > > > > (d) a Class 10 officer exercising functions in the local government area of a council listed in Schedule 6, Part 1 in accordance with an arrangement referred to in section 133(6), or > > > > > (e) in relation only to a relevant parking offence that is also a designated university parking offence—a university parking officer for a university listed in Schedule 6, Part 2. > > > (2) The Minister must not recommend the making of a regulation amending Schedule 6 to include the name of a council or a university unless the Treasurer has advised the Minister the council or university concerned has notified the Treasurer in writing it has resolved to opt in to the lower penalty prescribed by this section. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > designated university parking offence means an offence created by the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 168–1, 179–1 or 207. > > > > relevant parking offence means an offence created by the following provisions— > > > > > (a) the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030), section 650(1), in relation to a notice or sign referred to in that Act, section 650(2)(a) or (b), > > > > > (b) the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030), section 650(4) or (5), > > > > > (c) the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030), section 650A(1), in relation to a notice or sign referred to in that Act, section 650A(2)(a) or (b), > > > > > (d) the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030), section 650A(4) or (5), > > > > > (e) the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 168–1, 179–1, 205, 207, 210 or 211, > > > > > (f) the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 184(1), other than in relation to a minibus zone in a clearway, transit lane or bus lane. > > > > university parking officer, for a university, means a person— > > > > > (a) who is employed by the university as an enforcement officer, or > > > > > (b) who is subject to the control and direction of the university as an enforcement officer. > > **s 136:** Am 2022 (339), Sch 1.6\[2\]; 2023 (550), Sch 6\[2\]; 2024 (263), Sch 6\[2\]; 2025 (308), Sch 6\[2\].