Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE PENALTIES ENFORCEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 25

25 Alleged offender who pays can not be prosecuted

(1) This section applies if—

(a) an infringement notice is served on an alleged offender for an offence; and

(b) the alleged offender pays the fine for the offence as required by the infringement notice or the alleged offender begins to otherwise discharge the fine.

(2) The alleged offender must not be prosecuted in a court for the offence.

(3) Subsection (2) applies even though more than 1 infringement notice has been served on the alleged offender for the offence.