Building Control Act 1989 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Miscellaneous
48. Composition of offences
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The Commissioner of Building Control may compound any offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
Commissioner of Building Control
“Commissioner of Building Control”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means any Commissioner of Building Control appointed under section 3(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision, as the case may be;
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
$5,000.
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
The Minister may make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded.
All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.