Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) If the identity of the person who is believed to have committed an infringement notice offence (the suspected offender ) is known, an authorised person may serve an infringement notice for the offence on the suspected offender.
Note For how documents may be served, see the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act
, pt 19.5.
(2) An infringement notice may be served—
(a) if it is reasonably practicable to serve the notice on the suspected offender personally—on the offender personally; or
(b) in any other case—by sending the notice to the offender—
(i) by prepaid post addressed to the offender, at—
(A) the offender's home address or business address; or
(B) if the offender has an address for service in a record or register kept under the road transport legislation, Heavy Vehicle National Law (ACT)
or a corresponding law—the recorded address for service; or
(ii) by an electronic means if—
(A) the electronic means is approved by the chief police officer or the road transport authority; and
(B) the offender has given the authorised person an electronic address at which service may be effected by the electronic means.
Examples—electronic means
• email address
• mobile telephone number
Note For when a notice sent by post is taken to be given, see the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2000-13" title="SL2000-13">Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000
, s 9B. The “b title="A2001-14">Legislation Act
, s 250 (1) does not apply to a notice given under the road transport legislation (see href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2000-13" title="SL2000-13">Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000
, s 9B (4)).