43LService of notices

43L Service of notices

[Section 43L Inserted by No. 50 of 1971, s. 4 ][Section 43L Subsection (1) amended by No. 34 of 1987, s. 13 ][Section 43L Subsection (1) amended by No. 41 of 1987, s. 9 ][Section 43L Subsection (1) amended by No. 54 of 1992, s. 7 ][Section 43L Substituted by No. 86 of 1995, s. 11 ][Section 43L Amended by No. 86 of 1995, s. 11 ][Section 43L Repealed by No. 86 of 1995, s. 11 ]**[Section 43L Amended by No. 41 of 1987, s. 9 ]

(1)  [Section 43L Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2004, s. 8, Applied:03 Dec 2007] [Section 43L Subsection (1) amended by No. 76 of 1979, s. 6 ][Section 43L Subsection (1) substituted by No. 104 of 2001, s. 17, Applied:01 Jan 2002] A traffic infringement notice or notice of demand may be served –

(a) by fixing it to the vehicle or other thing in respect of which the offence occurred; or

(b) by personal delivery; or

(c) by post.

(1AA)  [Section 43L Subsection (1AA) amended by No. 27 of 2022, s. 19, Applied:23 Jun 2023] [Section 43L Subsection (1AA) inserted by No. 54 of 1992, s. 7 ][Section 43L Subsection (1AA) substituted by No. 67 of 2001, s. 5, Applied:01 Dec 2001] Where a traffic infringement notice relates to a red light offence, speeding offence, portable device offence, seatbelt offence or registration offence and the offence has been detected by means of a photographic detection device –

(a) the notice is to be served within 21 days after the commission of the offence; and

(b) if the notice is not served within that period, no prosecution may be brought in respect of the offence.

(1AAA)  [Section 43L Subsection (1AAA) inserted by No. 27 of 2004, s. 8, Applied:03 Dec 2007] For the purposes of subsection (1AA)(b) , if a notice of demand is served within the 21-day period referred to in , a traffic infringement notice is taken to have been served within that period.