The time period within which an infringement fine in respect of an infringement offence must be registered is as follows—
(a) no more than 6 months after the date of the offence alleged to have been committed;
(b) in the case of an alleged offence against section 166(1) of the Electoral Act 2002 , no more than 6 months after the date of service of the infringement notice in respect of that offence;
S. 17(ba) inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 11(1).
(ba) in the case of an alleged offence against section 19 of the City of Melbourne Act 2001 , no more than 6 months after the date of service of the infringement notice in respect of that offence;
S. 17(c) amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 39.2).
(c) in the case of an alleged offence against section 266(3) of the Local Government Act 2020 , no more than 6 months after the date of service of the infringement notice in respect of that offence;
S. 17(ca) inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 40.
(ca) in the case of an applicant for determination under section 165DC(1) of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 , in respect of which a direction has been given to an enforcement agency under section 165DB(1)(b), no more than 6 months after the date of service of the notice of the outcome of the application given to the applicant under section 165DD(2)(a) or 165DE(2)(a), as the case requires; or
(d) if a person to whom a payment plan applies defaults on a payment, no more than 6 months after the date on which the person defaulted under the payment plan;
(e) if a person to whom a payment plan applies removes an infringement fine in respect of an infringement offence from the plan, no more than 6 months after the date on which the person removed that infringement fine from the payment plan;
(f) if a payment plan—
(i) is cancelled by the person to whom the payment plan applies, no more than 6 months after the plan is cancelled; or
(ii) is cancelled because the person does not make the first payment in a proposed payment plan under section 48 of the Infringements Act 2006 , no more than 6 months from the due date of the first payment under the payment plan;
S. 17(fa) inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 11(2).
(fa) if a person to whom a payment arrangement applies removes an infringement fine in respect of an infringement offence from the arrangement, no more than 6 months after the date on which the person removed that infringement fine from the payment arrangement;
(g) if a payment arrangement —
(i) is cancelled by the person to whom the payment arrangement applies, no more than 6 months after the arrangement is cancelled; or
(ii) is cancelled because the person does not make the first payment in a proposed payment arrangement under section 47, no more than 6 months from the due date of the first payment under the payment arrangement; or
(iii) is cancelled under section 56(2), no more than 6 months after the date on which the payment arrangement is cancelled under that section;
S. 17(h) amended by No. 17/2022 s. 11(3).
(h) if an infringement notice is reviewed under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Infringements Act 2006 , no more than 6 months after the date of service of the notice of the outcome on the applicant under section 24(3)(b) of that Act;
S. 17(i) amended by Nos 8/2019 s. 107(1), 18/2020 s. 130(a).
(i) if a person has nominated another person for an offence committed under the Road Safety Act 1986 , the Melbourne City Link Act 1995 , the EastLink Project Act 2004 , the West Gate Tunnel (Truck Bans and Traffic Management) Act 2019 or the North East Link Act 2020 , no more than 6 months after the date of service of the infringement notice on the nominated person;
(j) if a nomination of a kind specified in paragraph (i) is made and subsequently cancelled under section 84BF(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986 so that liability reverts to the person who made the nomination, no more than 6 months after the date of cancellation of the nomination;
(k) subject to paragraph (i), in the case of an alleged offence against section 204 of the EastLink Project Act 2004 , no more than 6 months after the date of service of the infringement notice;
S. 17(l) amended by No. 29/2016 s. 10(a).
(l) subject to paragraph (i), in the case of an alleged offence against section 73 of the Melbourne City Link Act 1995 , no more than 6 months after the date of service of the infringement notice;
S. 17(la) inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 107(2).
(la) subject to paragraph (i), in the case of an alleged offence against section 32(1) of the West Gate Tunnel (Truck Bans and Traffic Management) Act 2019 , no more than 6 months after the date of service of the infringement notice;
S. 17(lb) inserted by No. 18/2020 s. 130(b).
(lb) subject to paragraph (i), in the case of an alleged offence against section 69(1) of the North East Link Act 2020 , no more than 6 months after the date of service of the infringement notice;
S. 17(m) inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 10(b), amended by No. 17/2022 s. 11(4).
(m) if a work and development permit has been cancelled under section 10E and the infringement fine has not already been registered, no more than 6 months after the date on which the work and development permit is cancelled under that section;
S. 17(n) inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 11(5).
(n) if a person who is subject to a work and development permit removes an infringement fine in respect of an infringement offence from the permit and the infringement fine has not already been registered, no more than 6 months after the date on which the person removed the infringement fine from the work and development permit;
S. 17(o) inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 11(5).
(o) if a work and development permit has been partially completed in accordance with section 10D and the infringement fine has not already been registered, no more than 6 months after the date on which the work and development permit is partially completed;
S. 17(p) inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 11(5).
(p) in the case of a person served with a notice under section 10T(3)(b), no more than 6 months after the date on which the notice is served.