Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In section 3(1) of the Principal Act—
(a) in the definition of "additional steps", for "or regulations" substitute "or other instrument";
(b) in the definition of "infringement notice" after "served" insert "or to be served";
(c) for the definition of "infringement offence" substitute —
' "infringement offence" means an offence which may be the subject of an infringement notice under—
(a) any Act or statutory rule; or
(b) any local law; or
(c) any Commonwealth Act or any Act of another State or Territory or any subordinate instrument under such an Act that applies as a law of Victoria;';
(d) insert the following definitions—
' "child" means a person who at the time of the alleged commission of an infringement offence was under the age of 18 years but of or above the age of 10 years but does not include any person who is of or above the age of 19 years when an infringement penalty is lodged under section 54 or registered under clause 5 of Schedule 2A to the Children and Young Persons Act 1989 ;
"local law" means a local law made under Part 5 of the Local Government Act 1989 ;'.
(2) In section 3(1) of the Principal Act, in the definition of "prescribed costs"—
(a) in paragraph (c), after "other Act;" insert "and";
(b) after paragraph (c) insert —
"(d) any other costs or fees prescribed in the regulations to be a prescribed cost;".
(3) In section 3(1) of the Principal Act—
(a) the definition of "fine units" is repealed ;
(b) in the definition of "infringement offender" for "an infringement warrant" substitute "one or more infringement warrants".
(4) After section 3(2) of the Principal Act insert —
"(3) Nothing in the definition of "special circumstances" is to be taken as limiting any power of the Court to consider the circumstances of any person in a proceeding before the Court under this Act or any other Act.".