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GRAFFITI CONTROL ACT 2008 - SECT 16
Penalty notices
16 Penalty notices
(1) An authorised officer may issue a penalty notice to a person if it appears
to the officer that the person has committed an offence against section 7 or 8
of this Act.
(2) The Fines Act 1996 applies to a penalty notice issued under
this section. Note : The Fines Act 1996 provides that, if a person issued
with a penalty notice does not wish to have the matter determined by a court,
the person may pay the amount specified in the notice and is not liable to any
further proceedings for the alleged offence.
(3) The amount payable under a
penalty notice issued under this section is the amount prescribed for the
alleged offence by the regulations (not exceeding the maximum amount of
penalty that could be imposed for the offence by a court).
(4) This section
does not limit the operation of any other provision of, or made under, this or
any other Act relating to proceedings that may be taken in respect of
offences.
(5) In this section,
"authorised officer" means: (a) a police officer, or
(b) a person of a class
prescribed by the regulations as a class of persons who may issue penalty
notices under this section.
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