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SYDNEY AIRPORT DEMAND MANAGEMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 23

Contents of infringement notice

  (1)   An * infringement notice issued for a civil contravention must:

  (a)   be identified by a unique number; and

  (b)   state its date of issue; and

  (c)   give brief details of the civil contravention, including:

  (i)   the date and approximate time of the contravention; and

  (ii)   where the contravention happened; and

  (iii)   the * civil penalty provision that was contravened; and

  (d)   state the name of the person to whom it is issued (being the * operator of the aircraft involved in the civil contravention); and

  (e)   state the registration number of the aircraft involved in the civil contravention; and

  (f)   state the penalty payable under the notice for the civil contravention; and

  (g)   contain the additional information required by subsection   (2).

  (2)   The * infringement notice must tell the person to whom it is issued that:

  (a)   the person may pay the penalty stated in the notice:

  (i)   by posting or delivering the payment to the place of payment stated in the notice; or

  (ii)   in any other way stated in the notice; and

  (b)   if the person pays the penalty within 28 days after the day on which the notice is issued, or any longer time allowed in writing by the * Slot Manager, the person will not be liable to a civil prosecution in court for the civil contravention, unless the notice is withdrawn; and

  (c)   if a civil prosecution is brought against the person for the civil contravention, the person may be ordered to pay a civil penalty up to the appropriate limit specified in subsection   14(3) and may be ordered to pay the costs of the civil prosecution proceedings; and

  (d)   the person may, under section   24, apply to the * Federal Court for a determination of the question whether the person committed the civil contravention.

  (3)   The * infringement notice may also contain any other information that the * Slot Manager considers is appropriate.



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