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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 77
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77  Formal warnings
 (1) An authorised officer may, instead of taking proceedings against a person for a contravention of this Act, formally warn the person if the officer believes:
 (a) the person had taken reasonable steps to prevent the contravention and was unaware of the contravention; and
 (b) the contravention is appropriate to be dealt with by way of a formal warning under this section.
 (2) A formal warning must be in writing.
 (3) In this section:
proceedings includes action by way of an infringement notice.