Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00548:section:40
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00548
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 40
Character Range: 37823–38421

40  Infringement notices
 (1) The regulations may provide for a person who is alleged to have committed an offence against this Act to pay a penalty to the Commonwealth as an alternative to prosecution.
 (1A) The regulations may provide for a person who is alleged to have contravened a civil penalty provision to pay a penalty to the Commonwealth as an alternative to proceedings for a civil penalty order.
 (2) The penalty must not exceed one‑fifth of the maximum fine that a court could impose on the person as a penalty for that offence or that contravention.

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