Sale of Land (Infringements) Regulations 2014

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Sale of Land (Infringements) Regulations 2014 S.R. No. 115/2014 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Prescribed infringement offences 2 5 Prescribed infringement penalties 2 __________________ SCHEDULE—Infringement Offences and Penalties 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2014 S.R. No. 115/2014 Sale of Land Act 1962 Sale of Land (Infringements) Regulations 2014 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 26 August 2014 Responsible Minister: HEIDI VICTORIA Minister for Consumer Affairs YVETTE CARISBROOKE Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe— (a) certain offences against the Sale of Land Act 1962 or regulations made under that Act as infringement offences; and (b) infringement penalties for those prescribed infringement offences. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 17 of the Sale of Land Act 1962. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 October 2014. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 115/2014 Sale of Land (Infringements) Regulations 2014 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 4 Prescribed infringement offences For the purposes of section 48B(1) of the Sale of Land Act 1962, an offence specified in Column 2 of the Schedule is prescribed as an infringement offence. 5 Prescribed infringement penalties For the purposes of section 48B(3) of the Sale of Land Act 1962, the prescribed infringement penalty for an infringement offence is the penalty set out in the corresponding entry of Column 3 of the Schedule in respect of that infringement offence. __________________ r. 4 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 115/2014 Sale of Land (Infringements) Regulations 2014 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel SCHEDULE Regulations 4 and 5 INFRINGEMENT OFFENCES AND PENALTIES Column 1 Item Column 2 Prescribed Infringement Offence Column 3 Infringement Penalty 1 An offence against section 33B(1) of the Sale of Land Act 1962 5 penalty units 2 An offence against section 33B(2) of the Sale of Land Act 1962 5 penalty units 3 An offence against section 33B(4) of the Sale of Land Act 1962 12 penalty units 4 An offence against section 33B(5) of the Sale of Land Act 1962 12 penalty units 5 An offence against section 43 of the Sale of Land Act 1962 12 penalty units 6 An offence against regulation 6(1) the Sale of Land (Public Auctions) Regulations 2014 1 penalty unit 7 An offence against regulation 6(2) of the Sale of Land (Public Auctions) Regulations 2014 1 penalty unit 8 An offence against regulation 6(3) of the Sale of Land (Public Auctions) Regulations 2014 1 penalty unit 9 An offence against regulation 6(4) of the Sale of Land (Public Auctions) Regulations 2014 1 penalty unit 10 An offence against regulation 6(5) of the Sale of Land (Public Auctions) Regulations 2014 1 penalty unit ═══════════════ Sch. -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 115/2014 Sale of Land (Infringements) Regulations 2014 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES Penalty Units These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit. The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2014 is $147.61. The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar. The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --