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14 Service of infringement notices for infringement notice offences involving vehicles

(1) An infringement notice for an infringement notice offence involving a vehicle may be served—

(a) on the owner of the vehicle; or

(b) on the person named in a known user declaration as the person who was in charge of the vehicle at the
relevant time; or

(c) on the person named in a sold vehicle declaration as the person to whom the vehicle had been sold or
otherwise disposed of before the relevant time.

(2) If the infringement notice is to be served by post, the notice may be addressed to the person—

(a) for the owner of the vehicle—at the address of the owner in the register of vehicles kept under a
registration Act; or

(b) for the person named in a known user declaration—at the person’s address stated in the declaration or
another address for the person in the register of vehicles kept under a registration Act; or

(c) for the person named in a sold vehicle declaration—at the person’s address stated in the declaration or
another address for the person in the register of vehicles kept under a registration Act.

(3) Also, the infringement notice may be served by securely placing or attaching the notice, addressed to the
owner, without further description, on or to the vehicle in a conspicuous position.

(4) If the infringement notice is served under subsection (3), it is taken to have been served on the owner on
the day it is placed on or attached to the vehicle.

(5) A person must not interfere with an infringement notice placed on or attached to a vehicle unless the
person is the owner or the person in charge of the vehicle at the relevant time.

Maximum penalty for subsection (5)—40 penalty units.

194 Stopping near a fire hydrant etc.

(1) A driver must not stop within 1m of a fire hydrant, fire hydrant indicator, or fire plug indicator, unless—

(a) the driver—

(i) is driving a bus; and (ii) stops at a bus stop or in a bus zone; and (iii) does not leave the bus
unattended; or

(b) the driver—

(i) is driving a taxi; and (ii) stops in a taxi zone; and (iii) does not leave the taxi unattended.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) For this section, a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver leaves the vehicle so the driver is over 3m
from the closest point of the vehicle.

(3) In this section—

fire hydrant means an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle or other outlet for drawing water from a main or
service pipe in case of fire or other emergency.
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211 Parking in parking bays

(1) This section applies to a driver who parks on a length of road, or in an area, that has parking bays (whether
or not a park in bays only sign applies to the length of road or area).

(2) The driver must position the driver’s vehicle completely within a single parking bay, unless the vehicle is
too wide or long to fit completely within the bay.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) If the vehicle is too wide or long to fit completely within a single parking bay, the driver must park the
driver’s vehicle within the minimum number of parking bays needed to park the vehicle.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units