16FWhen participation in approved program is taken to be

16F When participation in approved program is taken to be finished—Act, s 31B (7) (d) (1) A person’s participation in an approved community work or social development program in relation to an infringement notice offence is taken to be finished when the penalty for the offence is discharged.

(2) Participation in an approved community work or social development program in relation to an infringement notice offence discharges the penalty for the offence at the following rates: (a) if the program is unpaid community work for or on behalf of the provider of the program—$37.50 for each hour of participation; (b) if the program is an educational, vocational or life skills course or financial or other counselling—$50 for each hour, or $350 for each day, of participation, to a maximum of $1 000 for each month; (c) if the program is treatment mentioned in section 16D (2), or a mentoring program—$1 000 for each whole month of participation, or the amount worked out as follows: $1 000 number of days in months × number of days person participated in program in month