Section 58FO — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Issuing an SPF infringement notice

Notices for contraventions of certain SPF principles (1) If an inspector of the SPF general regulator reasonably believes that a person has contravened a civil penalty provision of an SPF principle in Subdivision B or E of Division 2 of this Part, the inspector may issue a notice (an SPF infringement notice) to the person. Notices for contraventions of SPF codes (2) If an inspector of the SPF sector regulator for a regulated sector reasonably believes that a person has contravened a civil penalty provision of the SPF code for the sector, the inspector may issue a notice (an SPF infringement notice) to the person. Only one notice for each contravention (3) Inspectors for an SPF regulator must not issue more than one SPF infringement notice to the person for the same alleged contravention of a civil penalty provision. When notices do not have any effect (4) An SPF infringement notice does not have any effect if the notice: (a) is issued more than 12 months after the day that the relevant contravention is alleged to have occurred; or (b) relates to more than one alleged contravention of a civil penalty provision by the person.