Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) This section only applies to a person—
S. 57C(1)(a) substituted by No. 32/2006 s. 90(2)(a).
(a) who is a prisoner who is in the legal custody of the Secretary solely because he or she failed to pay a monetary penalty or an instalment under an instalment order; or
S. 57C(1)(b) amended by No. 32/2006 s. 90(2)(b).
(b) who is in the legal custody of the Chief Commissioner solely for a reason described in paragraph (a).
(2) The Secretary may issue a fine default permit to the person requiring the person to carry out community work as specified in the permit.
(3) The Secretary may issue the permit for a period of up to the whole, or the remaining part, of the term for which the person may be imprisoned.
Note
Section 6C(1)(bc) provides that a person who is absent from a prison under a fine default permit is not in the legal custody of the Secretary.
S. 57D inserted by No. 2/2005 s. 7.