Hire-Purchase (General) Amendment Regulations 2006 (WA)

22 September 2006 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4115

CE314*

Hire-Purchase Act 1959

Criminal Procedure Act 2004

Hire-Purchase (General) Amendment

Regulations 2006

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1. Citation
These regulations are the Hire-Purchase (General) Amendment
Regulations 2006.

The amendments in these regulations are to the Hire-Purchase
(General) Regulations 1975* .

[* Reprinted as at 5 December 2003. Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 4, p. 197.] For amendments to 29 May 2006 see Western Australian

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

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4.            Regulation 2 replaced

Regulation 2 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead -

2.            Interpretation

In these regulations -
"Form" means a form in Schedule 1;
"section" means a section of the Act.

5.            Regulation 6 inserted

After regulation 5 the following regulation is inserted -

6.           Infringement notices

(1)	The offences specified in Schedule 2 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 2 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 a certificate, badge or identity card identifying the officer as a person authorised to issue infringement notices.
(5)
Act 2004-
For the purposes of the Criminal Procedure

(a)	an infringement notice is to be in the form of Form 3; and
(b)	a withdrawal of infringement notice is to be in the form of Form 4.

6.            The Schedule amended

The Schedule is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting the heading and inserting the following

heading instead -

Schedule 1 - Forms

[r. 3,4,6]

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(b) after Form 2 by inserting the following forms -

Form 3

Hire-Purchase Act 1959	Infringement
Infringement notice	notice no.
Alleged	Name: Family name
offender	Given names

or Company name

ACN

Address

Postcodc

Alleged	Description of offence
offence
Hire-Purchase Act 1959 S.
Date / /20 Time a.m. p.m.
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 -	Hire-Purchase Act 1959') to:
Approved Officer -	Hire-Purchase Act 1959

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
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.

If you want this matter to be dealt with by prosecution in
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.

Form 4

Hire-Purchase Act 1959	Withdrawal no.
Withdrawal of infringement notice
Alleged	Name: Family name
offender	Given names

or Company name

ACN

Address

Postcode

Infringement Infringement notice no.

notice I Date of issue / /20

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Alleged	Description of offence
offence	_

Hire-Purchase Act 1959 S. _

Date / /20 Time a.m./p.m. _

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 — Hire-Purchase Act 1959
Department of Consumer and Employment Protection
Locked Bag 14 Cloisters Square

Perth WA 6850

Signature / /20

7.            Schedule 2 inserted

After Schedule 1 the following Schedule is inserted —

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Schedule 2 — Prescribed offences and

modified penalties

[r. 6]

Modified

Offences under Hire-Purchase Act 1959 penalty

s.	3	Entering into contract not containing required
provisions or not complying with requirements
as to form $1 000

By Command of the Governor,

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