Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 572H

Scope

  (1)   This section applies if an infringement notice is given to a person.

Withdrawal

  (2)   An authorised infringement notice officer may, by written notice (the withdrawal notice ) given to the person, withdraw the infringement notice.

  (3)   To be effective, the withdrawal notice must be given to the person within 28 days after the infringement notice was given.

Refund of penalty if infringement notice withdrawn

  (4)   If:

  (a)   the penalty specified in the infringement notice is paid; and

  (b)   the infringement notice is withdrawn after the penalty is paid;

the Commonwealth is liable to refund the penalty.