Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE PENALTIES ENFORCEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 5

5 Act has limited application to children

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) , this Act does not apply to a child other than to the extent it allows a child to pay a fine stated in an infringement notice for an offence in full or by instalments to an administering authority instead of being prosecuted for the offence.

(2) If a child aged at least 17 years is served with an infringement notice for a transport demerit points offence, this Act applies to the child in relation to the offence in the same way it applies to an adult.

(3) An enforcement order, fine collection notice or warrant may not be issued under this Act against a child except as allowed under subsection (2) .

(4) A reference in this Act to a Magistrates Court includes, in relation to a matter involving a child, a reference to the Childrens Court.

(5) In this section—

"transport demerit points offence" means an offence for which a number of demerit points may be allocated against the offender’s traffic history under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 .