Customs Regulation 2015
PART 15
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PENAL PROVISIONS
Division 2
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Infringement notices
Subdivision B
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Infringement notices
SECTION 141
EFFECT OF PAYMENT OF AN AMOUNT
141(1)
If the person to whom an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of a provision is given pays the amount specified in the notice before the end of the payment period:
(a) any liability of the person for the alleged contravention is discharged; and
(b) the person may not be prosecuted in a court for the alleged contravention; and
(c) the person is not regarded as having admitted guilt or liability for the alleged contravention; and
(d) the person is not regarded as having been convicted of the alleged offence.
141(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply if an infringement notice has been withdrawn.
If the person to whom an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of a provision is given pays the amount specified in the notice before the end of the payment period:
(a) any liability of the person for the alleged contravention is discharged; and
(b) the person may not be prosecuted in a court for the alleged contravention; and
(c) the person is not regarded as having admitted guilt or liability for the alleged contravention; and
(d) the person is not regarded as having been convicted of the alleged offence.
141(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply if an infringement notice has been withdrawn.
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