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Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005
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#### 40 Infringement notices
(1) The regulations may provide for a person who is alleged to have committed an offence against this Act to pay a penalty to the Commonwealth as an alternative to prosecution.
(1A) The regulations may provide for a person who is alleged to have contravened a civil penalty provision to pay a penalty to the Commonwealth as an alternative to proceedings for a civil penalty order.
(2) The penalty must not exceed one‑fifth of the maximum fine that a court could impose on the person as a penalty for that offence or that contravention.