Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005
14BReminder notices—contents—Act, s 27 (3)
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14B Reminder notices—contents—Act, s 27 (3) (1) The following information is prescribed: (a) a unique identifying number; (b) a short description of the infringement notice offence, as set out in schedule 1 (Short descriptions, penalties and demerit points), (or the law and provision of the law contravened by the person), including the place where the offence was committed and the date and approximate time of the offence; (c) the unique identifying number of the infringement notice; (d) the date the infringement notice was issued; (e) the date the reminder notice is issued; (f) the identifying particulars of the authorised person giving the reminder notice; (g) a statement to the effect that— (i) the infringement notice penalty has not been paid; and (ii) the person must do a thing mentioned in the Act, section 28 (2) within 28 days after the reminder notice is served; (h) that the infringement notice has not been withdrawn; (i) if the infringement notice was served under the Act, section 24 (2) (Infringement notices)—that the administering authority has not received an infringement notice declaration from the person for the offence; (j) that written notice disputing liability has not been received by the administering authority from the person for the offence;
(k) that the infringement notice penalty has been increased by the amount payable by the person for the cost of serving the reminder notice; Note Section 7 prescribes the cost of serving a reminder notice. (l) the infringement notice penalty now payable for the offence; (m) a statement telling the person that, within the required time after the reminder notice is served on the person, the person may do 1 of the following things (a reminder notice response): (i) pay the infringement notice penalty now payable for the (ii) apply to the administering authority for— plan; or (B) waiver of the infringement notice penalty; (iii) give the administering authority an infringement notice declaration for the offence; (v) apply to the administering authority for additional time to do the thing; (n) a statement that the notice may be withdrawn at any time; (o) a statement to the effect that, if the person pays the infringement notice penalty within the required time or a discharge action happens— (i) any liability of the person for the offence is discharged; and (ii) the person will not be prosecuted for the offence; and
(iii) the person will not be taken to have been convicted of the (p) a statement to the effect that, if the person wants to dispute liability for the offence— (i) for a heavy vehicle infringement notice offence—a proceeding may be brought against the person under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT); or Note For proceedings for heavy vehicle infringement notice offences, see the Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT), s 707. (ii) in any other case—the issue may be referred to the Magistrates Court; (q) a statement to the effect that, if a proceeding or issue mentioned in paragraph (p) had been brought or referred, the person may be— (i) convicted of the offence; and (ii) ordered to pay a penalty and costs; and (iii) subject to other court orders; (r) a statement to the effect that if the person does not pay the infringement notice penalty or dispute liability for the offence within the required time, or a discharge action does not happen— (i) the person may be prosecuted for the offence; or (ii) if the offence involved a registrable or rail vehicle— enforcement action may be taken under the Act, division 3.4 (Enforcement procedures); (s) any additional information the administering authority considers appropriate.