Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00225:clause:1_22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00225
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 22
Character Range: 24603–26459

22  Purpose and effect of the infringement notice framework

 (2) Section 22 of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (ACT)(Cth) is modified by inserting the following subsection before subsection (1):
 (1A) The following sections and Divisions are collectively described as the infringement notice framework:
 (a) this section;
 (b) section 24 (Infringement notices);
 (c) section 25 (Infringement notices—contents);
 (d) section 26 (Infringement notice—payment of penalty etc);
 (e) section 27 (Reminder notice—service and contents);
 (f) section 28 (Action on service of reminder notice—payment of penalty etc);
 (g) section 29 (Extension of time to do things);
 (h) section 31 (Time for beginning prosecution for infringement notice offence);
 (i) Division 3.2A (Infringement notice management plans);
 (j) Division 3.2B (Waiver of infringement notice penalties);
 (k) section 33 (Responsible person's obligations);
 (l) Division 3.3AA (Withdrawal of infringement notices);
 (m) Division 3.3AB (Effect of penalty payment etc);
 (n) Division 3.5 (Disputing liability);
 (o) section 56 (Evidentiary certificates).
Note: The above sections and Divisions apply on National Land to the extent they have been applied by section 6 of the Australian Capital Territory National Land (Road Transport) Rules 2025.
 (3) Subsection 22(1) of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (ACT)(Cth) is modified by substituting the following text:
 (1) The purpose of the infringement notice framework is to create a system of infringement notices for certain offences against the road transport legislation and other legislation so that a person may choose to pay an amount as an alternative to prosecution.
 (4) Subsection 22(2) of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (ACT)(Cth) is modified by omitting "this part" and substituting "the infringement notice framework".