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STATE PENALTIES ENFORCEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 15
Infringement notices
15 Infringement notices
(1) An infringement notice must be in the form approved by the administering
authority.
(2) The notice must state the following— (a) a unique number for
the notice;
(b) the date of the notice;
(c) in relation to the alleged
offender, unless the notice is served under section 14 (3) — (i) the alleged
offender’s full name, or surname and any initial, and address; or
(ii) the
particulars that are, under a regulation, identifying particulars for the
alleged offender;
(d) in relation to the offence, particulars that are enough
to show clearly the nature of the offence, including the following— (i) if
the offence is one prescribed under a regulation for this paragraph—the
identifying particulars prescribed under the regulation for the offence;
(ii)
if the offence took place over a period and did not involve a vehicle—the
period over which the offence was committed;
(iii) the place the offence was
committed and, subject to subparagraph (ii) , the time and date of the
offence;
(iv) if the offence involves a vehicle—the identifying particulars
prescribed under a regulation for the vehicle;
(v) if the offence involves an
animal—the identifying particulars prescribed under a regulation for the
animal;
(e) the fine for the offence and how and where the fine may be paid;
(f) that the alleged offender must, within 28 days after the date of the
notice— (i) pay the fine in full to the administering authority; or
(ii)
make to the administering authority an election to have the matter of the
offence decided in a Magistrates Court; or
(iii) if relevant, give to the
administering authority an illegal user declaration, a known or unknown user
declaration or a sold vehicle declaration for the vehicle for the offence;
(g) that the notice may be withdrawn before or after the fine is paid;
(h) if
the offence involves a vehicle, the general effect of section 17 .
(3) The
infringement notice must also state— (a) if the fine is at least the
threshold amount— (i) the alleged offender may, within 28 days after the
date of the infringement notice, apply to the administering authority to pay
the fine by instalments of not less than the minimum instalment; and
(ii) if
the administering authority approves the application and the alleged offender
pays the first instalment, the alleged offender may pay all remaining
instalments to SPER in any way acceptable to SPER; and
(b) that if the
alleged offender defaults, enforcement action may be taken to recover the
amount, including by registering it with SPER, and additional fees may be
payable.
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