---
title: "ACCC infringement notice: time and effect record"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/competition-and-consumer-law/infringement-notice-record"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a29-infringement-notice-record"
area_id: "A29"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A29-U20261018-11"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# ACCC infringement notice: time and effect record

> Record of the 28-day compliance period in the ACCC July 2020 guidelines, and of the effect of payment or non-payment. Those guidelines do not say the period begins the day after the notice is issued.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/competition-and-consumer-law/infringement-notice-record  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Competition & Consumer Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/competition-and-consumer-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when an infringement notice from the ACCC is on the file, to record the date it was issued, the amount it states, and the compliance period. It does not recommend payment or a request for withdrawal.

## Used for these tasks

- [Advise on an infringement notice from the competition and consumer regulator](https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law/advise-on-an-infringement-notice-from-the-competition-and-consumer-regul.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may enter the notice date, the amount printed on the notice and the resulting compliance dates, and the lawyer decides whether to pay, to seek an extension, or to ask for withdrawal.

**AI may:**

- Enter the issue date, the alleged provision and the amount printed on the notice
- Count 28 days beginning on the day after the issue date, and show the working
- Record any extension or withdrawal request already sent, and its date

**AI must not:**

- Must not recommend that the notice be paid or not paid
- Must not draft a withdrawal request or an extension request
- Must not replace the amount on the notice with a figure from the July 2020 guidelines

**The lawyer checks:**

- The notice was issued within 12 months of the alleged contravention and concerns only one alleged contravention
- The compliance period is taken from the notice and from any extension the ACCC has given
- Payment, if made, is timed so that the ACCC receives it inside the compliance period
- The client is told, by the lawyer, that payment is not an admission, and that the ACCC may refer to a paid notice publicly

## Authorities

- [ACCC, Infringement notices: guidelines on the use of infringement notices, July 2020](https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Infringement%20notices%20-%20Guidelines%20on%20the%20use%20of%20infringement%20notices%20-%20July%202020.pdf)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/competition-and-consumer-law/infringement-notice-record and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*