Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A natural person served with an infringement notice may apply to an enforcement agency for a payment plan to pay the infringement penalty and any prescribed costs in respect of the infringement offence to which the infringement notice relates.
(2) An application under sub-section (1) may be made—
(a) in the case of a lodgeable infringement offence, at any time before the infringement penalty is lodged with an infringements registrar under section 54 ; and
(b) in the case of any other infringement offence, at any time before the expiry of the period for bringing a proceeding in relation to the offence to which the infringement notice relates.
(3) An enforcement agency must offer a payment plan to a person who applies under sub-section (1) if the person meets the eligibility criteria set out in the guidelines.
(4) An enforcement agency may offer a payment plan to a person who applies under sub-section (1) if the enforcement agency decides, in its discretion, that the person should be offered a payment plan.
(5) An enforcement agency may offer a payment plan—
(a) by arrangement and management of a payment plan for the person to whom it applies by that agency; or
(b) by referring the infringement penalty and prescribed costs in respect of any infringement offence to the Secretary for management by a payment plan.