Western Australian Current Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 175H

175H .         Infringement notices, content of

        (1)         An infringement notice is to be in the prescribed form.

        (2)         An infringement notice is to —

            (a)         contain a description of the alleged offence; and

            (b)         specify the amount of the modified penalty for the offence; and

            (c)         advise that if the alleged offender does not wish to be prosecuted for the alleged offence in a court, that amount may be paid to an authorised officer within the period of 28 days after the giving of the notice; and

            (d)         inform the alleged offender as to who are authorised officers for the purpose of receiving payment of modified penalties.

        (3)         The amount specified under subsection (2)(b) is to be the amount that was the prescribed modified penalty at the time the alleged offence is believed to have been committed.

        (4)         The modified penalty that may be prescribed for an offence is not to exceed 20% of the maximum penalty that could be imposed for that offence by a court.

        [Section 175H inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 129; amended: No. 84 of 2004 s. 80; No. 2 of 2008 s. 73.]