New Zealand Legislation: Acts

28 Withdrawal of civil infringement notice

• (1) An enforcement officer may, by written notice (the withdrawal notice) given to a person who has been issued with a civil infringement notice, withdraw the civil infringement notice.

  (2) To be effective, the withdrawal notice must be given to the person within 20 working days after the later of the day on which—

  • (a) the notice was issued; or

  • (b) if applicable, the enforcement officer issues his or her final response to an objection to the civil infringement notice.

  (3) An enforcement officer must refund the penalty specified in a civil infringement notice if—

  • (a) the penalty specified in the civil infringement notice has been paid; and

  • (b) the civil infringement notice is withdrawn after the penalty was paid.

  Compare: Spam Act 2003 Sch 3, cl 6 (Aust)