Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) A WELS inspector may serve an infringement notice on any person if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed an offence against Division 2, 3 or 4 of Part 7 of the Act.
Note 1 For how a document is served on a person: see section 28A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
Note 2 The Regulator’s powers or functions may be exercised by a delegate who is an officer or employee of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory: see section 25 of the Act.
(2) The infringement notice penalty for an alleged offence is one‑fifth of the maximum fine that a court could impose as a penalty for that offence.
Note 1 The infringement notice penalty for an offence must not be more than one‑fifth of the maximum fine that a court could impose for the offence: see subsection 40 (2) of the Act.
Note 2 The maximum penalty for a body corporate is 5 times the penalty that could be imposed on an individual: see subsection 4B (3) of the Crimes Act 1914 .
(3) An infringement notice must be served on the person not more than 12 months after the alleged commission of the offence.