1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Impounding (General) Regulation 1998.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 September 1998.
3 Definitions
In this Regulation:the Act means the Impounding Act 1993.
4 Notes
The explanatory note and table of contents do not form part of this Regulation.
5 Impounding authorities
For the purposes of the definition of in the Dictionary to the Act, the authorities specified in the Table to this clause are prescribed as impounding authorities for the place or classes of places so specified.Table
6 Penalty notice offences: section 36
For the purposes of section 36 of the Act:(a) each offence created by a provision specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is a prescribed offence, and(b) the prescribed penalty for such an offence is the amount specified in Column 3 of Schedule 1.
7 Short descriptions
(1) For the purposes of section 145B of the Justices Act 1902, the prescribed expression for an offence created by a provision specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is:(a) the expression specified in Column 2 of that Schedule, or(b) if a choice of words is indicated in that expression, the words remaining after the omission of the words irrelevant to the offence.(2) For the purposes of any proceedings for an offence created by a provision specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1, the prescribed expression for the offence is taken to relate to the offence created by the provision, as the provision was in force when the offence is alleged to have been committed.(3) The amendment or repeal of a prescribed expression does not affect the validity of any information, complaint, summons, warrant, notice, order or other document in which the expression is used.(4) Subclause (3) applies to any information, complaint, summons, warrant, notice, order or other document (whether issued, given or made before or after the amendment or repeal) that relates to an offence alleged to have been committed before the amendment or repeal.
8 Repeal
The Impounding (General) Regulation 1993 is repealed.
Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences
(Clauses 6 and 7)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Section 32 (1) | abandon article in public place | $110.00 |
Section 32 (1) | abandon motor vehicle in public place | $220.00 |
Section 32 (2) | leave animal unattended in public place | $220.00 |