New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FINES ACT 1996 - SECT 112G

112G Enforcement by attachment of prison earnings

(1) The Commissioner may, for the purpose of enforcing payment of a restitution amount, make an attachment order in relation to a person's prison earnings.

(2) An
"attachment order" is an order that authorises deductions to be made from a person's prison earnings and applied towards payment of a restitution amount payable by the person.

(3) An attachment order may be made only if--

(a) a restitution amount payable by a person has not been paid as required by a court fine enforcement order, and

(b) the person is serving a sentence of imprisonment or children's detention for a relevant offence in connection with which the order requiring payment of the restitution amount was imposed.

(4) An attachment order is to be in the approved form.

(5) The Commissioner is to serve notice of an attachment order on the appropriate custodial officer.

(6) An attachment order may be made in the absence of, and without notice to, a fine defaulter.

(7) This section does not limit the Commissioner's functions under Part 4.