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Part 8 · Administration and Enforcement

77. Composition of offences

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(1)

The Chief Executive, or an employee of the Authority authorised in writing by the Authority, may compound any offence under this Act that 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:

(a)

one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;

(b)

$2,000.

(2)

On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.

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