Waste and Resource Recovery Act 2022
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45 Infringement notices
(1) In this section –
infringement offence means an offence under this Act or the regulations that is prescribed to be an infringement offence.
(2) An authorised officer may issue and serve an infringement notice on a person if the authorised officer reasonably believes that the person has committed an infringement offence.
(3) An infringement notice is to be in accordance with section 14 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 .
(4) The regulations –
(a) may prescribe, for infringement offences, the penalties payable under infringement notices; and
(b) may prescribe different penalties for bodies corporate and individuals.