Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) The regulations may provide that a person may be served with an infringement notice as an alternative to a prosecution for an offence (other than an indictable offence) against this Act or the regulations that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
(2) An infringement notice must specify a penalty for the alleged offence that does not exceed the lesser of—
(a) 10 penalty units; or
(b) one fifth of the maximum penalty that could be imposed by a court for the offence.
(3) The regulations must prescribe—
(a) the person or class of persons who may issue infringement notices; and
(b) the form of infringement notices; and
(c) the way in which penalties may be paid; and
(d) the time (which must be at least 28 days after the day on which an infringement notice is served) within which a penalty must be paid to avoid prosecution.
(4) An infringement notice must include—
(a) the name of the alleged offender; and
(b) the nature (in general terms), date, time and place of the alleged offence; and
(c) the amount of the penalty; and
(d) the way in which, and time within which, the penalty must be paid to avoid prosecution; and
(e) a statement that the alleged offender is entitled to disregard the notice and defend any proceedings in respect of the alleged offence in court.