New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FINES ACT 1996 - SECT 6

6 Consideration of accused's means to pay

(cf Crimes Act 1900 sec 440AB and Justices Act 1902 sec 80A)
In the exercise by a court of a discretion to fix the amount of any fine, the court is required to consider--

(a) such information regarding the means of the accused as is reasonably and practicably available to the court for consideration, and

(b) such other matters as, in the opinion of the court, are relevant to the fixing of that amount.