Magistrates Court (Nature Conservation Infringement Notices) Regulation 2015 (ACT)
Magistrates Court (Nature Conservation Infringement Notices) Regulation 2015
SL2015-20
made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930
Republication No 2
Effective: 29 March 2024
Republication date: 29 March 2024
Last amendment made by A2023‑56
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Magistrates Court (Nature Conservation Infringement Notices) Regulation 2015, made under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 29 March 2024. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 29 March 2024.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.
Kinds of republications
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Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
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Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
Magistrates Court (Nature Conservation Infringement Notices) Regulation 2015
made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930
Contents
Page
1 Name of regulation 2
3 Dictionary 2
4 Notes 2
5 Purpose of regulation 2
6 Administering authority 3
7 Infringement notice offences 3
8 Infringement notice penalties 3
9 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 3
10 Contents of infringement notices—other information 4
11 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 4
12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences 4
Schedule 1Nature Conservation Act 2014 infringement notice offences and penalties 5
Dictionary8
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 9
2 Abbreviation key 9
3 Legislation history 10
4 Amendment history 11
5 Earlier republications 11
Magistrates Court (Nature Conservation Infringement Notices) Regulation 2015
made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930
Name of regulation
This regulation is the Magistrates Court (Nature Conservation Infringement Notices) Regulation 2015.
Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined elsewhere.
For example, the signpost definition ‘conservation officer—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, dictionary.’ means that the term ‘conservation officer’ is defined in that dictionary and the definition applies to this regulation.
Note 2A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
NoteSee the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
Purpose of regulation
The purpose of this regulation is to provide for infringement notices under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 for certain offences against the Nature Conservation Act 2014.
NoteThe Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 3.8 provides a system of infringement notices for offences against various Acts. The infringement notice system is intended to provide an alternative to prosecution.
Administering authority
The administering authority for an infringement notice offence against the Nature Conservation Act 2014 is the conservator of flora and fauna.
Infringement notice offences
The Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence against a provision of the Nature Conservation Act 2014 mentioned in schedule 1, column 2.
Infringement notice penalties
(1)The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the Nature Conservation Act 2014, under an infringement notice for the offence, is the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.
(2)The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the Nature Conservation Act 2014, under an infringement notice for the offence, is 5 times the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.
(3)The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the Nature Conservation Act 2014 is $34.
Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person
An infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the Nature Conservation Act 2014 must identify the authorised person by—
(a)the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; or
(b)any unique number given, for this regulation, to the authorised person by the administering authority.
Contents of infringement notices—other information
(1)An infringement notice served on a company by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the Nature Conservation Act 2014 must include the company’s ACN.
NoteThe requirement under this section is additional to the requirement under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, s 121 (1) (c).
(2)In this section:
company means a company registered under the Corporations Act.
Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person
A reminder notice served on a person by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the Nature Conservation Act 2014 must identify the authorised person by—
(a)the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; or
(b)any unique number given, for this regulation, to the authorised person by the administering authority.
Authorised people for infringement notice offences
A conservation officer may serve the following:
(a)an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence against the Nature Conservation Act 2014;
(b)a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the Nature Conservation Act 2014.
Schedule 1Nature Conservation Act 2014 infringement notice offences and penalties
(see s 7 and s 8)
| column 1 item | column 2 offence provision | column 3 offence penalty (penalty units) | column 4 infringement penalty ($) |
| 1 | 135 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 2 | 138 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 3 | 138A (1) | 5 | 150 |
| 4 | 138A (2) | 5 | 150 |
| 5 | 138B (1) | 10 | 250 |
| 6 | 147 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 7 | 149 (1) | 25 | 750 |
| 8 | 149 (2) | 50 | 1500 |
| 9 | 152 (1) | 25 | 750 |
| 10 | 152 (2) | 50 | 1500 |
| 11 | 209 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 12 | 213 (1) | 20 | 600 |
| 13 | 214 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 14 | 215 (1) | 10 | 300 |
| 15 | 216 (1) | 30 | 900 |
| 16 | 217 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 17 | 218 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 18 | 219 (1) | 30 | 900 |
| 19 | 219 (2) | 30 | 900 |
| 20 | 220 (1) | 30 | 900 |
| 21 | 221 (1) | 30 | 900 |
| 22 | 222 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 23 | 222 (2) | 50 | 1500 |
| 24 | 222 (3) | 50 | 1500 |
| 25 | 222 (4) | 50 | 1500 |
| 26 | 223 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 27 | 224 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 28 | 225 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 29 | 227 (1) | 20 | 600 |
| 30 | 230 (1) | 20 | 600 |
| 31 | 238 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 32 | 247 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 33 | 257 (1) | 10 | 300 |
| 34 | 257 (2) | 30 | 900 |
| 35 | 258 (1) | 20 | 600 |
| 36 | 258 (2) | 50 | 1500 |
| 37 | 260 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 38 | 263 (1) | 20 | 600 |
| 39 | 263 (2) | 30 | 900 |
| 40 | 295 (1) | 1 | 30 |
| 41 | 302 (1) | 10 | 300 |
| 42 | 306 (1) | 10 | 300 |
| 43 | 306 (2) | 20 | 600 |
| 44 | 320 (1) | 5 | 150 |
| 45 | 322 (1) | 10 | 300 |
| 46 | 324 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 47 | 326 (1) | 10 | 300 |
| 48 | 328 (1) | 10 | 300 |
| 49 | 330 (1) | 50 | 1500 |
| 50 | 342 (7) | 20 | 600 |
| 51 | 355 (4) | 20 | 600 |
Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
· conservator of flora and fauna
· corporation
· Corporations Act
· individual.
Note 3Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Magistrates Court Act 1930, dict:
· administering authority
· authorised person
· infringement notice
· infringement notice offence
· reminder notice.
conservation officer—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, dictionary.
Endnotes
About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument AF = Approved form o = order am = amended om = omitted/repealed amdt = amendment ord = ordinance AR = Assembly resolution orig = original ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph CN = Commencement notice pres = present def = definition prev = previous DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously dict = dictionary pt = part disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule Assembly reloc = relocated div = division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No Gaz = gazette RI = reissue hdg = heading s = section/subsection IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law LR = legislation register sub = substituted LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Legislation history
Magistrates Court (Nature Conservation Infringement Notices) Regulation 2015 SL2015-20
notified LR 10 June 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 June 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 11 June 2015 (s 2 (a) and see Nature Conservation Act 2014 A2014-59, s 2)as amended by
Nature Conservation Amendment Act 2023 A2023-56 sch 1
notified LR 11 December 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 commenced 29 March 2024 (s 2 and CN2024-2)Amendment history
Commencement
s 2om LA s 89 (4)
Nature Conservation Act 2014 infringement notice offences and penalties
sch 1am A2023‑56 amdt 1.1; items renum R2 LA
Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
Republication No and date Effective Last amendment made by Republication for R1
11 June 201511 June 2015–
28 Mar 2024not amended new regulation
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