Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189:section:55f
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 55F
Character Range: 699174–700072

55F  Purpose and effect of this Division
 (1) The purpose of this Division is to provide for the issue of an infringement notice to a person for an alleged contravention of section 55B as an alternative to proceedings for an order under section 76 for the payment of a pecuniary penalty.
 (2) This Division does not:
 (a) require an infringement notice to be issued to a person for an alleged contravention of section 55B; or
 (b) affect the liability of a person to proceedings under section 76 in relation to an alleged contravention of section 55B if:
 (i) an infringement notice is not issued to the person for the contravention; or
 (ii) an infringement notice issued to the person for the contravention is withdrawn under section 55N; or
 (c) prevent a court from imposing a higher penalty than the penalty specified in the infringement notice if the person does not comply with the notice.