40IExtension of time to pay penalty

40I Extension of time to pay penalty

(1) A person served with an infringement notice may apply, in writing, to a Trust officer for an extension of time of up to 28 days in which to pay the penalty specified in the notice.

(2) If the application is made after the end of the 28-day period specified in the notice for payment of the penalty, the application must include a statement explaining why the person could not deal with the notice within that period.

(3) Within 14 days after receiving the application, the Trust officer must:

(a) grant or refuse an extension of time to pay the penalty; and

(b) notify the person in writing of the decision, and, if the decision is a refusal, the reasons for it.

(4) Notice of the decision may be served on the person in any way in which the infringement notice could have been served on the person.

(5) A Trust officer may also grant an extension of time to pay a penalty specified in an infringement notice without an application having been made if he or she believes it is appropriate to do in all the circumstances of the case.