40GMethod of serving infringement notices

40G Method of serving infringement notices

(1) An infringement notice must be served on the person to whom it is issued.

(2) An infringement notice may be served on an individual:

(a) personally or by post; or

(b) by leaving the notice:

(i) at the last-known place of residence or business of the person; and

(ii) with a person, apparently over the age of 16 years, who appears to live or work at the place.

(3) An infringement notice may be served on a corporation:

(a) by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the address of the head office, a registered office or a principal office, of the corporation; or

(b) by giving it, at an office mentioned in paragraph (a), to someone who is, or who the person serving the notice reasonably believes is, an officer or employee of the corporation.

(4) For an offence involving a motor vehicle or a vessel, an infringement notice may be served:

(a) personally on a person who appears to be in charge of the vehicle or vessel; or

(b) by securely placing the notice on the vehicle or vessel in a conspicuous place; or

(c) by posting it to the address of the person who is registered as the owner or operator of the vehicle or vessel; or

(d) if a statutory declaration under subregulation 24A (2) has been given to a Trust officer — by serving the notice personally on the person named in the statutory declaration as being the person in charge of the vehicle at the time of the alleged offence or posting it to the address of the person given in the statutory declaration.

(5) A person must not remove, deface or interfere with an infringement notice placed on a vehicle or vessel under paragraph (4) (b) unless the person is:

(a) in charge of the vehicle or vessel; or

(b) authorised to do so by the person in charge of the vehicle or vessel.

Penalty: 2 penalty units.