Credit (Administration) Amendment Regulations 2006 (WA)

4094 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 September 2006

Regulations 2006.

CE308*

Credit (Administration) Act 1984

Criminal Procedure Act 2004

Credit (Administration) Amendment

Regulations 2006

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Credit (Administration) Amendment

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2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the later of -

(a)	the day on which they are published in the Gazette; and
(b)	the day on which the Criminal Procedure Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2006 come into operation.

3.           The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Credit
(Administration) Regulations 1985*.

[* Reprinted as at 16 July 1999.

For amendments to 26 May 2006 see Western Australian Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 4, p. 79.]

4.            Regulations 9 and 10 and Schedules 1 and 2 inserted

After regulation 8 the following regulations and Schedules are inserted -

9.            Infringement notices

(1)	The offences specified in Schedule 1 are offences for which an infringement notice may be issued under Part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004.
(2)	The modified penalty specified opposite an offence in Schedule 1 is the modified penalty for that offence for the purposes of section 5(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004.
(3)	The Commissioner may, in writing, appoint persons or classes of persons to be authorised officers or approved officers for the purposes of Part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004.
(4)	The Commissioner is to issue to each authorised officer

officer as a person authorised to issue infringement

a certificate, badge or identity card identifying the

notices.

10.          Forms

The forms set Out in Schedule 2 are prescribed in relation to the matters specified in those forms.

Schedule 1 - Prescribed offences and

modified penalties

IF. 91

Modified

Offences under Credit (Administration) Act 1984	penalty
s.6(1)	Unlicensed person carrying on business of providing credit .......................................................$2 000
s.6(2)	Unlicensed person holding out as carrying on business of providing credit ..................................$1 000

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Modified

Offences under Credit (Administration) Act 1984	penalty
s. 14(2)	Carrying on, or holding out as carrying on, business of providing credit under unauthorised name .................................................. $1 000
s. 15	Carrying on business of providing credit in partnership with unlicensed person ......................... $1 000
s. 17(1)	Failing to notify change of address ......................... $200
s. 17(2)	Failing to notify cessation of business at
specified address ..................................................... $200
s.26	Failing to produce licence for endorsement $200

Schedule 2— Forms

[r. 10]

Form 1 - Infringement notice

Credit (Administration) Act 1984	Infringement
Infringement notice	notice no.
Alleged	Name: Family name
offender	Given names

or Company name

ACN

Address

Postcode

.11cgC(l	Description of offence
offence
Credit (Administration) Act 1984 S.
Date / /20 Time il,lfl, p.111.
Modified penalty $
Officer	Name
issuing	Signature
notice	Office
Date	Date of notice / /20
Notice to	It is alleged that you have committed the above offence.
alleged	If you do not want to be prosecuted in court for the offence, pay
offender	the modified penalty within 28 days after the date of this notice. How to pay

By post: Send a cheque or money order (payable to 'Approved Officer - Credit (Administration) Act 1984') to:

Approved Officer - Credit (Administration) Act 1984

Department of Consumer and Employment Protection
Locked Bag 14 Cloisters Square

Perth WA 6850

In person: Pay the cashier at:

Department of Consumer and Employment Protection
219 St George's Terrace, Perth WA

If you do not pay

the modified penalty within 28 days, you may court, sign here and post this notice to the Approved Officer at the above postal address within 28 days after the date of this notice.
be prosecuted or enforcement action may be taken under the
Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994.
Under that Act your driver's licence and/or vehicle licence may
be suspended.
If you need more time to pay the modified penalty, you can
apply for an extension of time by writing to the Approved Officer
at the above postal address.

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Form 2 — Withdrawal of infringement notice

Credit (Administration) Act 1984	Withdrawal no.
Withdrawal of infringement notice
Alleged	Name: Family name
offender	Given names

or Company name _

ACN

Address

Postcode

Infringement	Infringement notice no.
notice	Date of issue / /20 _
Alleged	Description of offence
offence
Credit (Administration) Act 1984 S.
Date / /20 Tmic am. p 111
Officer	Name
withdrawing	Signature
notice	Office
Date	Date of withdrawal / /20
Withdrawal	The above infringement notice issued against you has been
of	withdrawn.
infringement	If you have already paid the modified penalty for the alleged
notice	offence you are entitled to a refund. * Your refund is enclosed.
[*delete	or
whichever
is not applicable]	* If you have paid the modified penalty but a refund is not

enclosed, to claim your refund sign this notice and post it to:

Approved Officer — Credit (Administration) Act 1984 Department of Consumer and Employment Protection Locked Bag 14 Cloisters Square

Perth WA 6850

Signature / /20

By Command of the Governor,

G. M. PIKE, Clerk of the Executive Council.