12Penalty notices

12 Penalty notices

12 Penalty notices

(1) A police officer may issue a penalty notice to a person if it appears to the officer that the person has committed an offence against a provision of Part 2.

(2) The Fines Act 1996 applies to a penalty notice issued under this section.

Note—

The Fines Act 1996 provides that, if a person issued with a penalty notice does not wish to have the matter determined by a court, the person may pay the amount specified in the notice and is not liable to any further proceedings for the alleged offence.

(3) The amount payable under a penalty notice issued under this section is:

(a) the amount prescribed for the alleged offence by the regulations (not exceeding the maximum amount of penalty that could be imposed for the offence by a court), or

(b) if no amount is prescribed—$500.

(4) This section does not affect a ban under Part 2, such a ban remaining in force notwithstanding the payment of an amount payable under this section.

(5) This section does not limit the operation of any other provision of, or made under, this or any other Act relating to proceedings that may be taken in respect of offences.

s 12: Subst 2017 No 22, Sch 3.71.