# Infringement notice not compulsory

> reg-5.31 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

5.31 Infringement notice not compulsory
               Nothing in this Division:
                (a) requires an infringement notice to be served on a person in relation to an
                    offence or a contravention of a civil penalty provision; or
                (b) affects the liability of a person to be prosecuted for an offence or to be
                    subject to proceedings in relation to a contravention of a civil penalty
                    provision if the person does not comply with an infringement notice; or
                (c) affects the liability of a person to be prosecuted for an offence or to be
                    subject to proceedings in relation to a contravention of a civil penalty
                    provision if an infringement notice is not served on the person in relation to
                    the offence or in relation to a contravention of a civil penalty provision; or
                (d) affects the liability of a person to be prosecuted for an offence or to be
                    subject to proceedings in relation to a contravention of a civil penalty
                    provision if an infringement notice is served and withdrawn; or
                (e) limits the amount of:
                      (i) the fine that may be imposed by a court on a person convicted of an
                          offence; or
                     (ii) the pecuniary penalty that may be imposed by a court on a person for
                          a contravention of a civil penalty provision.









Division 5.6—Miscellaneous