Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00441:section:24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00441
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 24
Character Range: 27343–28187

24  Person issued with infringement notice may initiate proceedings in the Federal Court for a determination of whether there has been a contravention
 (1) A person (the operator) who has been issued with an *infringement notice may apply to the *Federal Court for a determination of the question whether the person committed the civil contravention identified in the infringement notice.
 (2) If the operator makes an application under subsection (1):
 (a) the application has effect as if it were instead an application made by the *Slot Manager, in accordance with section 15, for the payment of a pecuniary penalty referred to in section 14 in respect of the contravention; and
 (b) for the purposes of the resulting proceedings in the *Federal Court under section 14, the Slot Manager is the applicant and the operator is the respondent.