Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Utilities Infringement Notices) Regulations 2002     No 34
made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930
Republication No 1
Effective:  22 November 2002
Republication date: 22 November 2002
Regulations not amended up to this date

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Magistrates Court (Utilities Infringement Notices) Regulations 2002, made under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 22 November 2002.  It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial amendments
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were not made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Utilities Infringement Notices) Regulations 2002
made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulations	2
	3	Purpose of regulations	2
	4	Notes	2
	5	Meaning of water restrictions regulations	2
	6	Administering authority	2
	7	Infringement notice offences	3
	8	Infringement notice penalties	3
	9	Identifying particulars for person served	3
	10	Identifying particulars for authorised person for infringement notice	4
	11	Identifying particulars for authorised person for reminder notice	4
	12	Authorised people for infringement notice offences	4
Schedule 1	Water restrictions regulations infringement notice offences and penalties	5
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	6
	2	Abbreviation key	6
	3	Legislation history	7
	4	Amendment history	7

Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Utilities Infringement Notices) Regulations 2002     

made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930

    

  

1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Magistrates Court (Utilities Infringement Notices) Regulations 2002.
3	Purpose of regulations
The purpose of these regulations is to create a system of infringement notices under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 8, for certain offences against the water restrictions regulations.
Note	The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 8 provides a system of infringement notices for offences against various Acts.  The infringement notice system is intended to provide an alternative to prosecution.
4	Notes
A note included in these regulations is explanatory and is not part of these regulations.
Note	See Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
5	Meaning of water restrictions regulations
For these regulations, the water restrictions regulations are the Utilities (Water Restrictions) Regulations 2002 
6	Administering authority
The administering authority for an infringement notice offence against the water restrictions regulations is ACTEW Corporation Limited.
7	Infringement notice offences
The Act, part 8 applies to an offence against a provision of the water restrictions regulations mentioned in schedule 1, column 2.
8	Infringement notice penalties
	(1)	The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the water restrictions regulations, under an infringement notice for the offence, is the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.
	(2)	The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the water restrictions regulations, under an infringement notice for the offence, is 5 times the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.
	(3)	The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the water restrictions regulations is $34.
9	Identifying particulars for person served
An infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the water restrictions regulations must identify the person as follows:
	(a)	if the person is a company registered under the Corporations Act—by the company’s ACN;
	(b)	if the person is a business with a business name registered under the Business Names Act 1963—by the registered business name.
10	Identifying particulars for authorised person for infringement notice
An infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the water restrictions regulations must identify the authorised person by—
	(a)	the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; and
	(b)	the authorised person’s identity card number.
11	Identifying particulars for authorised person for reminder notice
A reminder notice served on a person by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the water restrictions regulations must identify the authorised person by—
	(a)	the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; and
	(b)	the authorised person’s identity card number.
12	Authorised people for infringement notice offences
An authorised person under the Utilities Act 2001, section 114 may serve—
	(a)	an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence against the water restrictions regulations; and
	(b)	a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the water restrictions regulations.

Schedule 1	Water restrictions regulations infringement notice offences and penalties
(see reg 7 and reg 8)

column 1
item	column 2
offence provision	column 3
offence penalty
(penalty units)	column 4
infringement penalty
($)	
1	10	10	200	
2	13	10	200	

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	reloc = relocated	
ins = inserted/added	R[X] = Republication No	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	RI = reissue	
LR = legislation register	s = section/subsection	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sch = schedule	
mod = modified / modification	sdiv = subdivision	
No = number	sub = substituted	
num = numbered	SL  = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	
3	Legislation history
Magistrates Court (Utilities Infringement Notices) Regulations 2002 SL2002-34
notified LR 21 November 2002
reg 1, reg 2 commenced 21 November 2002 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 22 November 2002 (reg 2)
4	Amendment history
Commencement
reg 2	om LA s 89 (4)

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