Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - SECT 22

    (1)     The purpose of this part is to create a system of infringement notices for certain offences against the road transport legislation and other legislation as an alternative to prosecution.

    (2)     This part does not—

        (a)     require an infringement or reminder notice to be served on a person; or

        (b)     affect the liability of a person to be prosecuted for an offence if—

              (i)     an infringement or reminder notice is not served on the person for the offence; or

              (ii)     the person does not comply with an infringement notice or reminder notice served on the person for the offence, or an infringement notice management plan entered into in relation to the offence; or

              (iii)     an infringement notice served on the person for the offence is withdrawn; or

        (c)     prevent the service of 2 or more infringement notices on a person for an offence; or

        (d)     limit or otherwise affect the penalty that may be imposed by a court on a person for an offence.