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FINES ENFORCEMENT AND DEBT RECOVERY ACT 2017 - SECT 48

48—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Part—

"civil debt determination"—see section 49(3);

"Court" means the Magistrates Court;

"debt" means an amount of money owed to a public authority that is recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction, but does not include a pecuniary sum or an amount payable under an expiation notice;

"debtor"—see section 49(1);

"enforcement notice"—see section 51;

"public authority" means—

            (a)         an administrative unit or other agency or instrumentality of the Crown; or

            (b)         any incorporated or unincorporated body—

                  (iii)         established or subject to control or direction by the Governor, a Minister of the Crown or any instrumentality or agency of the Crown (whether or not established by or under an Act or an enactment); or

            (c)         a person or body declared by the regulations to be a public authority for the purposes of this Part,

but does not include a prescribed public authority.

        (2)         Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Part to a debt includes a reference to—

            (a)         the amount outstanding of such a debt or, if a number of debts have been aggregated, the amount outstanding of the aggregated debts; and

            (b)         any fees, charges or other amounts which are, in accordance with this Part, added to and form part of such a debt.



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