50Application of Infringements Act 2006, Fines Reform Act 2014 and Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 procedure

50 Application of Infringements Act 2006, Fines Reform Act 2014 and Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 procedure

(1) The procedure set out in the Infringements Act 2006 or the Fines Reform Act 2014 or in Schedule 3 to the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 may be used instead of commencing a proceeding against—

(a) a person for an offence against section 32(1); or

(b) a relevant agency (other than an enforcement agency) for an offence against section 60(1) or (3).

(2) The Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 applies as if—

(a) an infringement notice under this Part were an infringement notice within the meaning of Schedule 3 to that Act; and

(b) an offence against section 32(1) or section 60(1) or (3) were an offence that is the subject of an infringement notice within the meaning of that Schedule; and

(c) the infringement penalty for the offence were the infringement penalty for the purposes of that Schedule.