PAE Bins on verge fine

So I received a "final warning" letter from the PAE council, stating they'd received a complaint I'd left my bin out too long after being emptied.

Now the letter itself didn't bother me, certainly surprised me as it's not often that my bin doesn't get brought in straight away, but the council is entitled to have a disincentive and act on geniune complaints. What did bother me was how much the fine is. "$312" if you don't bring your bin in before midday the next day, or if you put your bin out too early.

That is absurd, that's more then a speeding fine, how is "$312" justified for leaving a bin out too long on a quiet backroad?