Version No. 064
Infringements Act 2006
No. 12 of 2006
Version incorporating amendments as at
30 September 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purposes
2Commencement
3Definitions
3AMeaning of special circumstances
4Act to be read as one with Magistrates' Court Act 1989, Fines Reform Act 2014 and Criminal Procedure Act 2009
5Guidelines
6Reports to Attorney-General
6AAnnual report
7Infringement offences to which this Act applies
Part 2—Infringement notices—pre‑enforcement stage
Division 1—Official warnings
8Issuing officer may serve an official warning
9Enforcement agency guidelines and policies
10Official warning does not affect other powers
11Withdrawal of official warning
Division 2—Infringement notices
12Service of infringement notice
13Forms of infringement notice
14Payment to be within time specified
15Late payment
16Person may elect to have matter heard in Court or Children's Court
17Enforcement agency can refer matter to Court or Children's Court
18Withdrawal of infringement notice
19Form of withdrawal notice
20Effect of withdrawal
Division 3—Internal reviews
21Application of Division
21AConduct of internal review
22Application for internal review
23Request for additional information
24Review by enforcement agency
25What can an enforcement agency decide on review?
26Time to pay if decision confirmed
27Review terminated if matter goes to Court or Children's Court
Division 4—Penalty reminder notices
28Application of Division
29Penalty reminder notices
30Person may elect to have matter heard and determined in Court or Children's Court
Division 5—Expiation and demerit schemes
31AADefinition
31Exceptions to expiation
32Expiating the offence
33Effect of expiation
34Demerit point schemes
35Effect of paying by instalments or agreeing to be subject to work and development permit for demerit point purposes
Division 7—Going to Court—prior to registration under the Fines Reform Act 2014
39Penalty to be refunded if election to go to Court is made
40Decision to go to Court
40AGoing to Court—indictable offences
41Avoiding service
41AExtension of time for commencement of proceedings if work and development permit cancelled
Part 3—Payment plans
Division 2—Payment plans
46Payment plans available in certain circumstances
47Payment plans
48Commencement of payment plans
49Payment plans—additions, removals and cancellations
49AVariation of payment plan
49BAddition of infringement penalties requires a new payment plan to be made
50Allocation of money received under payment plan
52Default on a payment plan results in other enforcement action
52AEnforcement action on default, cancellation or removal if payment is not complete
53Payment plans may extend period for commencing proceedings for offence
Part 3A—Internal review oversight
53AGuidelines
53BOversight and monitoring by Director
53CRecommendations to enforcement agencies
53DReports and recommendations to Attorney-General
Part 13—General
162Service of documents
163Substituted service
163AService deemed despite document being returned to sender
167Offence to give false information
167AMinor defects or errors in a notice
168Regulations
Part 15—Transitional and savings provisions
186Definition
187General transitional provision
188Infringement offences
189Infringement notices
192Decision to go to Court
193Payment plans
194Infringement penalties registered under former scheme
195Enforcement orders made and notices of enforcement order sent under former scheme
196Applications for an order to pay fine by instalments and extensions of time to pay under former scheme
197Orders to pay fine by instalments and extension of time to pay under former scheme
198Pending revocation…