Section 212 - Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 - Transport and ticket infringements

212 Transport and ticket infringements

S. 212(1) amended by Nos 98/1998 s. 30(1), 101/2003 s. 15(4), 32/2006 s. 74(1)(a), substituted by No. 43/2011 s. 56(1).

(1) Any of the following persons who has reason to believe that a person has committed a transport infringement may serve on that person a transport infringement notice—

S. 212(1)(a) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.5).

(a) a police officer;

(b) if the offence is believed to have been committed at or in the vicinity of a designated place—a protective services officer;

S. 212(1A) inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 30(2), substituted by No. 101/2003 s. 15(5).

(1A) A person is an officer who is authorised to issue transport infringement notices if he or she is either—

S. 212(1A)(a) repealed by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.24).

S. 212(1A)(ab) inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 50, amended by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.22), substituted by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 17.4).

(ab) a person employed in Safe Transport Victoria appointed in writing by Safe Transport Victoria to issue infringement notices; or

S. 212(1A)(b) amended by Nos 47/2006 s. 31(1)(Sch. 1 Pt 1 item 11), 34/2011 s. 60.

(b) an authorised officer authorised by the Secretary under section 221A.

S. 212(1B) inserted by No. 101/2003 s. 15(5), amended by No. 32/2006 s. 74(1)(b), substituted by No. 43/2011 s. 56(2), amended by Nos 80/2013 s. 6, 71/2016 s. 5.

(1B) Any of the following persons who has reason to believe that a person has committed a ticket infringement may serve on that person a ticket infringement notice—

S. 212(1B)(a) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.5).

(a) a police officer;

(b) if the infringement is believed to have been committed at or in the vicinity of a designated place—a protective services officer on duty at the designated place;

S. 212(2) amended by No. 98/1998 s. 30(3), substituted by No. 32/2006 s. 74(2).

(2) An offence for which—

(a) a transport infringement notice referred to in subsection (1); or

(b) a ticket infringement notice referred to in subsection (1B)—

may be served is an infringement offence within the meaning of the Infringements Act 2006.

S. 212(3) amended by No. 98/1998 s. 30(3), repealed by No. 32/2006 s. 74(3).

S. 212(4) repealed by No. 32/2006 s. 74(3).

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