Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts For the purposes of
section 99K(3), a prior conviction or payment of a modified penalty in respect
of an alleged offence is not to be taken into account for the purposes of
determining whether the alleged offender has previously been convicted of an
offence or has previously paid a modified penalty notice unless —
(a) the
prior conviction was recorded within the period of 5 years immediately prior
to the giving of an infringement notice in respect of the present alleged
offence; or
(b) the
modified penalty was paid in respect of the prior alleged offence within the
period of 5 years immediately prior to the giving of an infringement notice in
respect of the present alleged offence.
[Section 99L inserted: No. 14 of 1998 s. 14.]