(1) The expression "Penalty:" at the foot of a rule (or, if the rule has 2 or more subrules, at the foot of a subrule) indicates that a contravention (whether by act or omission) of the rule (or subrule) is an offence.
(2) The penalty for an offence is a penalty not exceeding that set out after the expression "Penalty:".
(3) If a penalty is stated as a number of
"penalty units", the penalty is the amount calculated by multiplying that
number by the value of a penalty unit fixed under section 5
of the
Monetary Units Act 2004 .
Division 1—Roads and road related areas