Parking infringements

What to do if you've received a parking infringement

Parking infringements are issued for breaking Griffith's parking regulations, including parking without a valid Griffith University parking permit.

Parking infringements range from 0.5 to 10 penalty units, according to the parking and speeding offences committed.

Infringement process

Option 1

Pay in full by the due date.

Option 2

Request the withdrawal of an infringement notice.

Option 3

Election for court hearing.

Option 1

Pay in full - Online or By Phone.

Payment can be made online or by phone 1300 418 233 and is due within 28 days from the date of this notice. Only after the full outstanding amount has been satisfied, the infringement will be finalised and no further action will be taken.

If a payment option is not completed prior to the due date, an Unpaid Reminder Letter will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle, increasing the amount payable. This may be sent via post or email based on the contact details registered against the vehicle.

Should the matter remain unpaid, it will then be transferred to the State Penalties Enforcement Registry (SPER) for recovery action and will incur further costs.

Pay Infringement

Overdue

Half unit	Payment due by
Infringement stages	Day 28	Day 28 (Reminder Notice sent)	Day 62 (Exported to SPER )	Day 76 (Second SPER notice)	Day 90 (Enforcement)
Infringement	$77.40	$77.40	$77.40	$77.40	$77.40
CITEC search		$12.10	$12.10	$12.10	$12.10
Fee for SPER lodgement			$78.20	$78.20	$78.20
Total	$77.40	$89.50	$167.70	$167.70	$167.70
		Reminder Notice sent to registered owner	SPER enforcement notice issued	SPER enforcement notice issued	Drivers licence suspension

1 unit	Payment due by	Overdue
Infringement stages	Day 28	Day 28 (Reminder Notice sent)	Day 62 (Exported to SPER )	Day 76 (Second SPER notice)	Day 90 (Enforcement)
Infringement	$154.80	$154.80	$154.80	$154.80	$154.80
CITEC search		$12.10	$12.10	$12.10	$12.10
Fee for SPER lodgement			$78.20	$78.20	$78.20
Total	$154.80	$166.90	$245.10	$245.10	$245.10
		Reminder Notice sent to registered owner	SPER enforcement notice issued	SPER enforcement notice issued	Drivers licence suspension

Option 2

Request the withdrawal of an infringement notice

Note: Applications must be lodged within 28 days of infringement notice. Completion of this form in no way guarantees waiver of the infringement notice. Incomplete forms or documentation will result in your application being rejected.

In accordance with Section 22(1) of the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999, the submission of a request to waive a Penalty Infringement Notice will not pause the timeframe to elect to have the matter heard before the Magistrates Court, being twenty-eight days (28) after the date of the infringement notice.

To Apply:

Register as a new user or Login to the Self Service Portal.

All withdrawal applications must be submitted in writing via the online (only) withdrawal request form only prior to the due date of this notice in order to be considered.

Withdrawal requests cannot be accepted via phone call or email and will only be considered where the withdrawal application meets the outlined eligibility criteria, with supporting documentation.

The withdrawal application will be assessed against this criteria and you will be notified in writing of the outcome within 15 business days of applying. Withdrawal applications will not be accepted after the due date. The Infringement will be placed on suspension during this time.

Please note that the parking administration team cannot withdraw an infringement notice

Infringement Notice Withdrawal Request

The University may consider withdrawal of an infringement notice if you can demonstrate any of the following occurred at the time of offence:

your vehicle broke down and you were unable to move it to a legal position (receipt or proof of repair required)
you were involved in a medical emergency (medical certificate required)
you were issued an infringement notice as the registered owner of a vehicle, that at the time of the offence the vehicle had been sold or stolen, or was under the (permitted) control of another person
regulatory signs had been removed or damaged (photographic evidence is required)
you were issued the infringement notice in error

You will need to provide supporting documentation with your request. In the event you are requesting a withdrawal on the basis that you were not the driver at the time of the offence, you will need to provide a statutory declaration.

In most circumstances infringement notices will not be withdrawn for the following reasons:

financial hardship
being unaware of the law or not seeing a sign
disagreeing with the law (you may feel that the offence for which the infringement notice has been issued is trivial or did not cause a problem to anyone)
stopping in a restricted zone/disabled bay/University bay only briefly
not paying for the time your vehicle was on campus
where more than one of the vehicles registered to your virtual permit was on a Griffith University campus

Option 3

Election for court

You have the right to elect to have this matter dealt with by a Magistrates Court.

Your Election for Court may be completed through the below form. This election must be made within 28 days after the date of the infringement notice. The form must be completed in full to be considered a valid election.

Should the matter proceed to Court you may be liable for additional costs.

Elect For Court

Submitting a Statutory Declaration

The owner of a vehicle is taken to have committed the offence unless the owner, within 28 days after the date of the infringement notice, submits to Griffith University one of the following types of statutory declarations (if applicable):

An illegal user declaration;
A known user declaration;
An unknown user declaration; or
A sold vehicle declaration.

If the owner of the vehicle is a corporation, then the statutory declaration must be made by an executive officer of the corporation or the responsible operator.