Final notice
Once the representation period has ended, the council must decide, taking into consideration any representations that were made, whether to impose a civil penalty and the final penalty fee. This can be a lower amount that was proposed in the notice of intent, but it cannot be a greater amount.
The imposing of a civil penalty requires the service of a final notice, which must contain the following information:
- the amount of the financial penalty
- the reasons for imposing the penalty
- information about how to pay the penalty
- the period for payment of the penalty (28 days)
- information about the rights of appeal, and
- the consequences of failure to comply with the notice
The period of payment for the civil penalty must be 28 days beginning with the day after that on which the final notice was given.