Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00492:section:2:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00492
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 13/45)
Character Range: 686886–689446

to the prescribed offence; and
 (ii) that if, at the end of the period specified in the notice, the person has not paid the prescribed penalty to the Registrar, proceedings may be instituted against the person.
 (2) A notice under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.
 (3) Subsection (1) does not empower the Registrar:
 (a) to give a person more than one notice under that subsection in relation to an alleged commission by that person of a particular prescribed offence; or
 (b) to give a person a notice under that subsection in relation to a prescribed offence unless proceedings could be instituted against that person for that offence in accordance with section 566‑15.
 (4) A notice under subsection (1) may be given to a natural person either personally or by post.
 (5) If a notice under subsection (1) is given to a person in relation to a prescribed offence constituted by a failure to do a particular act or thing:
 (a) if, within the period specified in the notice, the person pays the prescribed penalty to the Registrar, and does the act or thing—no proceedings may be instituted against the person in respect of the prescribed offence; or
 (b) if, at the end of the period specified in the notice, the person has paid the prescribed penalty to the Registrar but has not done the act or thing—no proceedings may be instituted against the person in respect of the prescribed offence, but the obligation to do that act or thing continues, and section 566‑10 applies in relation to the continued failure to do that act or thing as if, on the day on which the person so paid the prescribed penalty, the person had been convicted of an offence constituted by a failure to do that act or thing; or
 (c) if, at the end of the period specified in the notice, the person has not paid the prescribed penalty to the Registrar but had done the act or thing—proceedings may be instituted against the person in respect of the prescribed offence; or
 (d) if, at the end of the period specified in the notice, the person has not paid the prescribed penalty to the Registrar and has not done the act or thing—the obligation to do that act or thing continues, and proceedings may be instituted against the person in respect of the prescribed offence.
 (6) If a notice under subsection (1) is given to a person in relation to a prescribed offence, not being an offence constituted by a failure to do a particular act or thing:
 (a) if, within the period specified in the notice, the person pays the prescribed penalty to the Registrar—no proceedings may