Infringement Notices

Payment options for your fine

Ready to make a payment? It may take up to 1 day from the time your fine was issued to be able to pay. You have 28 days from the issue date to pay your fine.

You can check your fine online including the offence location and photographs via the self service portal. All you need is the infringement number and the date of issue, which are available on your printed notice.

Online

Pay by credit card online (Visa or MasterCard only).

Post

Send a cheque payable to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to:

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
(Attn Enforcement Dept)
PO Box 607 Mosman NSW 2088

Please include the infringement notice (or a copy).

Payment due

You have 28 days from the issue date to pay your fine. Overdue infringement notices do not just go away. Your prompt action in paying this amount will result in you avoiding any prosecution being brought against you for the offence specified.

If you do not pay or take any action, such as request a review, request to extend your due date or (in the case of a parking offence) nominate a driver before the due date (further details below), the matter may be referred to the Australian Government Solicitor for action and possible prosecution.

Difficulty paying your fine?

If you are experiencing financial hardship, you can apply for an extension of time (up to 28 days) online in which to pay the penalty. If the application is made after the end of the 28 day period, the application must include a statement explaining why the person could not deal with the notice within that period. If the application is refused, payment must be made withing 7 days of the notice of refusal being served.

Dispute a fine

Check your fine details and any images before disputing a fine, these are available on the self service portal. If you still wish to dispute a fine, lodge your dispute in writing within 28 days from the date the fine was issued. You can lodge an appeal online where you can upload evidence and submit a statement to support your appeal.

Parking offence – If you were not the driver

You can nominate another driver if:

• Someone else was the driver in possession or control of the vehicle at the time of the offence.
• You did not own the vehicle at the time of offence.

To nominate another driver, you will be required to identify the person responsible by completing a statutory declaration form which must be provided after service of an infringement notice or a summons for the offence. A statutory declaration is an official legal document that must be completed in one of the following ways.

1. GovID (without witness) or
2. Standard approach (with qualified witness) or
3. Updated approach with virtual witness

There are two types of formatted statutory declaration forms available for nomination purposes as listed below to ensure you provide all the necessary information.

• Statutory Declaration form – Known User: You can use this form if you know the person who was driving or operating the vehicle or vessel at the time of the offence.
• Statutory Declaration form – Unknown User: You can use this form if you do not know who the driver or operator of the vehicle or vessel was at the time of the offence.

If you are using another statutory declaration form for nomination, you must provide the following information:

Infringement Notice details

• Infringement number
• Date and time of offence
• Vehicle registration number
• Reason for nomination

The following information about yourself and the person that you want to nominate

• Full name
• Mailing address
• Phone number (if available)
• Email (if available)

Complete the nomination process online.

Submit a nomination statement.