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43L Substituted by No. 86 of 1995, s. 11 \]**\[Section 43L Amended by No. 86 of 1995, s. 11 \]**\[Section 43L Repealed by No. 86 of 1995, s. 11 \]**\[Section 43L Amended by No. 41 of 1987, s. 9 \]* 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)  [*\[Section 43L Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2004, s. 8, Applied:03 Dec 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-12-03/act-2004-027#GS8@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 43L Subsection (1) amended by No. 76 of 1979, s. 6 \]*[*\[Section 43L Subsection (1) substituted by No. 104 of 2001, s. 17, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-104#GS17@Hpa@EN) 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)  [*\[Section 43L Subsection (1AA) amended by No. 27 of 2022, s. 19, Applied:23 Jun 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-06-23/act-2022-027#GS19@EN) *\[Section 43L Subsection (1AA) inserted by No. 54 of 1992, s. 7 \]*[*\[Section 43L Subsection (1AA) substituted by No. 67 of 2001, s. 5, Applied:01 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-01/act-2001-067#GS5@EN) 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)  [*\[Section 43L Subsection (1AAA) inserted by No. 27 of 2004, s. 8, Applied:03 Dec 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-12-03/act-2004-027#GS8@Hpb@EN) For the purposes of [subsection (1AA)(b)](#GS43L@Gs1AA@Hpb@EN) , if a notice of demand is served within the 21-day period referred to in [subsection (1AA)(a)](#GS43L@Gs1AA@Hpa@EN) , a traffic infringement notice is taken to have been served within that period. > > > (1AAB)  [*\[Section 43L Subsection (1AAB) amended by No. 27 of 2004, s. 8, Applied:03 Dec 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-12-03/act-2004-027#GS8@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 43L Subsection (1AAB) inserted by No. 104 of 2001, s. 17, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-104#GS17@Hpb@EN) A traffic infringement notice to which [subsection (1AA)](#GS43L@Gs1AA@EN) applies or a notice of demand served under [subsection (1AAA)](#GS43L@Gs1AAA@EN) is taken to have been effectively served on a person by post within a 21 day period if the notice is actually posted to the person before the period expires. > > > (1AB)  [*\[Section 43L Subsection (1AB) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja26@GC15@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 43L Subsection (1AB) inserted by No. 54 of 1992, s. 7 \]*[*\[Section 43L Subsection (1AB) omitted by No. 67 of 2001, s. 5, Applied:01 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-01/act-2001-067#GS5@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (1A)  *\[Section 43L Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 41 of 1987, s. 9 \]*.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (1B)  [*\[Section 43L Subsection (1B) amended by No. 71 of 1999, s. 11, Applied:24 Nov 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-11-24/act-1999-071#GS11@EN) *\[Section 43L Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 41 of 1987, s. 9 \]*A person who removes a traffic infringement notice affixed to a vehicle or other thing under [subsection (1)](#GS43L@Gs1@EN) so that its contents do not become known to the person in charge of the vehicle is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 2 penalty units. > > > (2)  *\[Section 43L Subsection (2) amended by No. 54 of 1992, s. 7 \]*[*\[Section 43L Subsection (2) omitted by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2008-006#JS1@Ja10@GC2@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (3)  *\[Section 43L Subsection (3) added by No. 10 of 1978, s. 4 \]*[*\[Section 43L Subsection (3) omitted by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2007-072#JS1@Ja39@GC5@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .