Queensland Consolidated Acts

FAIR TRADING ACT 1989 - SECT 30

30 Purpose and effect of this division

(1) The purpose of this division is to provide for the issue of an infringement notice to a person for an alleged contravention of an infringement notice provision as an alternative to proceedings for an order under the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland), section 224 .

(2) This division does not—

(a) require an infringement notice to be issued to a person for an alleged contravention of an infringement notice provision; or

(b) affect the liability of a person to proceedings under the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland), chapter 4 or chapter 5 , part 5-2 in relation to an alleged contravention of an infringement notice provision if—

(i) an infringement notice is not issued to the person for the alleged contravention; or

(ii) an infringement notice issued to a person for the alleged contravention is withdrawn under section 37 ; or

(c) prevent a court from imposing a higher penalty than the penalty stated in the infringement notice if the person does not comply with the notice.