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the gate movement to take place at the time it did were within the operator's control, it would be appropriate to withdraw the infringement notice because of paragraph (c).

         (2) For paragraph 49 (2) (b) of the Act, it is not appropriate to withdraw an infringement notice in any other circumstances.

        Part 4 Rates of fine for infringement notices (Act ss 49 (3))

     8 Rates of fine for civil contraventions

         (1) For paragraphs 49 (3) (a) and (b) of the Act, the table specifies:

            (a) the rates of fines that may be specified in infringement notices; and

            (b) the circumstances to which the different rates apply.
Rates of fines for civil contraventions
This fine for an individual ...          or this fine for a body corporate ...  applies to each contravention if there are …
1 penalty unit                           5 penalty units                        no more than 3 contraventions in summer; or

                                                                                no more than 2 contraventions in winter.
2 penalty units                          10 penalty units                       4 to 6 contraventions in summer; or

                                                                                3 or 4 contraventions in winter.
3 penalty units                          15 penalty units                       7 to 9 contraventions in summer; or

                                                                                5 or 6 contraventions in winter.
5 penalty units                          25 penalty units                       10 to 12 contraventions in summer; or

                                                                                7 or 8 contraventions in winter.
8 penalty units                          40 penalty units                       13 to 15 contraventions in summer; or

                                                                                9 or 10 contraventions in winter.
12 penalty units                         60 penalty units                       16 to 18 contraventions in summer; or

                                                                                11 or 12 contraventions in winter.
20 penalty units                         100 penalty units                      19 to 21 contraventions in summer; or

                                                                                13 or 14 contraventions in winter.
40 penalty units                         200 penalty units                      22 or more contraventions in summer; or

                                                                                15 or more contraventions in winter.

         (2) In this section:

            (a) a reference to summer is a reference to a northern summer scheduling season; and

            (b) a reference to winter is a reference to a northern winter scheduling season.

        Part 5 Performance of the Compliance Committee's functions (Act ss 49(5))

     9 Notification of operators when contraventions found
As soon as practicable after identifying a gate movement as one that might constitute a civil contravention, the Compliance Committee must:

            (a) decide whether it is likely to give a direction to the Slot Manager under section 19 of the Act in relation to the contravention; and

            (b) if it is likely to do so, inform the relevant operator.

     10 When decision on infringement notices should be made
As soon as practicable after the end of a scheduling season, the Compliance Committee must decide in relation to each operator whether to give a direction to the Slot Manager under section 19 of the Act in relation to civil contraventions by the