New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1988 - SECT 29

29 Penalty notices

(1) A member of the Police Force to whom it appears that a person has committed an offence under section 11 may serve on the apparent offender a notice to the effect that, if it is not desired to have the matter determined by a court, the person served may, within a time specified in the notice, pay $20 to an officer so specified.

(2) A notice under this section may be served personally or by post.

(3) If the amount of $20 for an alleged offence under section 11 is paid under this section, no person is liable to any further proceedings for the alleged offence.

(4) Payment under this section shall not be regarded as an admission of liability for the purpose of, nor in any way affect or prejudice, any civil claim, action or proceeding arising out of the same occurrence.

(5) This section shall be read as supplementing, and not as derogating from--

(a) any other provision of this Act or the regulations, or

(b) a provision of any other Act or of a regulation, by-law or ordinance under any other Act,

in relation to proceedings which may be taken in respect of offences.