Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 5.25

    If the person on whom an infringement notice is served pays the infringement notice penalty in relation to the alleged offence or the alleged contravention of a civil penalty provision before:

  (a)   the end of:

  (i)   the period of 28 days after the date of service of the notice; or

  (ii)   if a further period has been allowed under regulation   5.24--that further period; or

  (b)   the notice is withdrawn;

whichever happens first, then:

  (c)   any liability of the person in respect of the alleged offence or the alleged contravention of the civil penalty provision is discharged; and

  (d)   no further proceedings may be taken in respect of the alleged offence or the alleged contravention of the civil penalty provision; and

  (e)   the person is not to be taken to have been convicted of the alleged offence.