Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

MIGRATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2014 MEASURES NO. 1) REGULATION 2014 (SLI NO 82 OF 2014) - SCHEDULE 7

Migration Regulations 1994

1  Division 5.4 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Division 5.4 -- Infringement notice penalties

2  Regulation 5.20 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

5.20   Offences

3  Regulation 5.20A (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

5.20A   Civil penalty provisions

4  Regulation 5.21

Insert:

"infringement notice penalty" :

                     (a)  for an offence--means the penalty prescribed by regulation 5.20 for the offence; and

                     (b)  for a civil penalty provision--means the penalty prescribed by regulation 5.20A for the civil penalty provision.

5  Regulation 5.21 (definition of prescribed penalty )

Repeal the definition.

6  Paragraph 5.23(1)(b)

Before "commission", insert "alleged".

7  Paragraph 5.23(1)(ba)

Omit "a contravention", substitute "an alleged contravention".

8  Paragraph 5.23(1)(d)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

                     (d)  set out the infringement notice penalty; and

9  Regulation 5.24

Omit "prescribed penalty", insert "infringement notice penalty".

10  Regulation 5.25 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

5.25   What happens if the infringement notice penalty is paid?

11  Regulation 5.25

Omit "prescribed penalty", substitute "infringement notice penalty".

12  Regulation 5.27 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

5.27   Refund of infringement notice penalty if notice withdrawn

13  Paragraph 5.27(b)

Omit "prescribed penalty", substitute "infringement notice penalty".

14  Subregulation 5.28(2)

Repeal the subregulation, substitute:

             (2)  The matter is that:

                     (a)  the authorised officer did not allow further time for payment of the infringement notice penalty and the penalty was not paid within 28 days after the date of service of the infringement notice; or

                     (b)  the authorised officer allowed a further period (as specified in the certificate) for payment of the infringement notice penalty and the penalty was not paid within the further period; or

                     (c)  the authorised officer withdrew the infringement notice on a day specified in the certificate.

15  Regulation 5.29

Omit "prescribed penalty", substitute "infringement notice penalty".