New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FINES ACT 1996 - SECT 28

28 Service of penalty reminder notices

(1) A penalty reminder notice may be served on a person--

(a) personally, or

(b) by post, or

(c) by means of a document exchange, or

(d) in an approved electronic manner, or

(e) by any other manner prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The address for personal service or service by post or document exchange of a penalty reminder notice includes--

(a) the address of the person shown on the relevant penalty notice or supplied by the person in connection with the issue of the relevant penalty notice, or

(b) if the relevant penalty notice was issued to the person in his or her capacity as owner or responsible person for a vehicle or owner of a vessel or was issued by being left on a vehicle or vessel--the address shown in the records of Transport for NSW or other public agency as the address of the owner or responsible person at the time the relevant penalty notice was issued, or

(c) if the relevant penalty notice was issued to the person in his or her capacity as the person driving or in charge of a vehicle or vessel--the address specified in a notice given under section 38 (1) (a) as the address of the person in charge of the vehicle or vessel at the time of the alleged offence, or

(d) any other address supplied by the person in connection with a fines application made in relation to the fine concerned or another fine.

(3) In this section,
"fines application" means any of the following--

(a) an application for a review of a decision to issue a penalty notice under section 24A,

(b) an application for a work and development order,

(c) an application for a time to pay order,

(d) an election under section 23A or 36 to have a matter dealt with by a court.