Section 17
Composition of offences
of Silver Support Scheme Act 2015
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Section 17
(1)
The Board, or an officer or employee of the Board who is authorised by the Board in writing, 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)
$1,000.
(2)
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
(3)
All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.