Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation
Schedule—Part 3
L.N. 221 of 2020
Section 7
B3575
Part 3
Recovery of Fixed Penalty
7. Recovery of fixed penalty
(1) This section applies if a person on whom a demand notice has been served—
- (a) fails to pay the fixed penalty in accordance with the notice; and
- (b) fails to notify the Authority in accordance with the notice that the person wishes to dispute liability for the offence.
(2) On application made in the name of the Secretary for Justice and production of the documents specified in subsection (3), a magistrate must order the person to pay, within 14 days after the date of service of notice of the order—
- (a) the fixed penalty;
- (b) an additional penalty equal to the amount of the fixed penalty; and
- (c) $300 by way of costs.
(3) The documents are—
- (a) a copy of the demand notice;
- (b) a certificate of posting relating to the demand notice under section 4(5) of this Schedule; and
- (c) a certificate under section 8 of this Schedule.
(4) A magistrate must cause notice of a recovery order to be served on the person against whom it is made and it may be served by sending it by post to the person’s address.
