(1) If an inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that:
(a) a person has committed an offence against this Act; or
(b) a person has contravened a civil penalty provision;
the inspector may give the person an infringement notice relating to the offence or contravention.
(2) The infringement notice must be given within 12 months after:
(a) the day on which the offence is alleged to have been committed; or
(b) the day on which the civil penalty provision is alleged to have been contravened.