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Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995
sec.108Local laws about minor traffic offences
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### sec.108 Local laws about minor traffic offences
A local government may, under a local law, prescribe an amount as the infringement notice penalty for a minor traffic offence committed in the local government’s area.
For the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 —
the minor traffic offence is an infringement notice offence; and
the penalty is the infringement notice penalty for the offence; and
the chief executive officer of the local government is the administering authority for the infringement notice and the infringement notice offence.
If the local government prescribes a penalty for a minor traffic offence, the penalty applies to the exclusion of another infringement notice penalty under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 for the minor traffic offence committed in its area.
In this section—
minor traffic offence means—
an offence against this part; or
an offence, prescribed under a regulation, that relates to the parking or stopping of a vehicle; or
an offence against section 74 that is a contravention of an indication given by an official traffic sign installed by a local government under this part.
s 108 (prev 1949 13 Geo 6 No. 26 s 44F) ins 1956 5 Eliz 2 No. 26 s 10
amd 1957 6 Eliz 2 No. 34 s 11; 1960 9 Eliz 2 No. 44 s 7; 1962 No. 23 s 3 ; 1965 No. 26 s 28 ; 1982 No. 15 s 10 ; 1984 No. 102 s 18 ; 1989 No. 76 s 5 ; 1994 No. 7 s 18 (amd 1994 No. 15 s 3 sch 1 )
sub 1999 No. 42 s 17
amd 1999 No. 42 s 54 (1) sch amdt 106
reloc 1999 No. 42 s 54 (1) sch amdt 111
amd 1999 No. 70 s 166 sch 1 ; 2004 No. 9 s 68
(sec.108-ssec.1) A local government may, under a local law, prescribe an amount as the infringement notice penalty for a minor traffic offence committed in the local government’s area.
(sec.108-ssec.2) For the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 — the minor traffic offence is an infringement notice offence; and the penalty is the infringement notice penalty for the offence; and the chief executive officer of the local government is the administering authority for the infringement notice and the infringement notice offence.
(sec.108-ssec.3) If the local government prescribes a penalty for a minor traffic offence, the penalty applies to the exclusion of another infringement notice penalty under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 for the minor traffic offence committed in its area.
(sec.108-ssec.4) In this section— minor traffic offence means— an offence against this part; or an offence, prescribed under a regulation, that relates to the parking or stopping of a vehicle; or an offence against section 74 that is a contravention of an indication given by an official traffic sign installed by a local government under this part.
- (a) the minor traffic offence is an infringement notice offence; and
- (b) the penalty is the infringement notice penalty for the offence; and
- (c) the chief executive officer of the local government is the administering authority for the infringement notice and the infringement notice offence.
- (a) an offence against this part; or
- (b) an offence, prescribed under a regulation, that relates to the parking or stopping of a vehicle; or
- (c) an offence against section 74 that is a contravention of an indication given by an official traffic sign installed by a local government under this part.