New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1988 - SECT 29B

29B Penalty notices: hunting on private land without consent of owner or occupier of the land

(1) A police officer, or inspector appointed under Division 1 of Part 4 of the Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002 , to whom it appears that a person has committed an offence under section 28J may serve on the person a notice to the effect that, if it is not desired to have the matter determined by a court, the person may, within a time specified in the notice, pay an amount prescribed by the regulations to a person so specified.

(2) A notice under this section may be served personally or by post.

(3) If the amount prescribed for an alleged offence under section 28J is paid under this section, no person is liable for any further proceedings for the alleged offence.

(4) Payment under this section is not be regarded as an admission of liability for the purpose of, nor in any way affects or prejudices, any civil claim, action or proceeding arising out of the same occurrence.

(5) This section is to be read as supplementing, and not as derogating from--

(a) any other provisions of this Act or the regulations, or

(b) a provision of any other Act or statutory rule,

in relation to proceedings which may be taken in respect of offences.