Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered RegulationsPart 12 of the Act is modified by inserting the following section after section 244:
“244A Service of infringement notices etc
“(1) Despite paragraph 25 (1) (b), an infringement notice served under section 24 or 36 may state the date of issue of the notice or the date of the notice instead of the date of service of the notice.
“(2) If an infringement notice states the date of issue of the notice or the date of the notice—
(a) the notice must be served on the person to whom it is addressed, or posted by prepaid post to the person to whom it is addressed, on the date of issue of the notice or the date of the notice; and
(b) Divisions 3.2 (Infringement and reminder notice generally) and 3.3 (Additional provisions for offences involving vehicles) apply in relation to the notice as if a reference to 28 days after the day the notice is served on the person were a reference to 35 days after the date of issue of the notice or the date of the notice.
“(3) A reference in an infringement notice or reminder notice to an inspector is a reference to an authorised person.
“(4) If an infringement notice served under section 24 or 36 contains the words ‘in contravention of the Motor Traffic Act 1936', those words are to be disregarded.”.