Victorian Current Acts

FINES REFORM ACT 2014 - SECT 163

In this Part—

S. 163 def. of appropriate action inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 184, substituted by No. 17/2022 s. 44(b).

"appropriate action", by the Director, means—

        (a)     an application to the relevant court under section 171A on behalf of a person to whom Division 1A applies; or

        (b)     waiving an outstanding amount under a relevant infringement fine or relevant court fine under section 171AD;

"person in default" means a natural person—

        (a)     who is an infringement offender that—

              (i)     does not consent to a community work permit; or

              (ii)     is not eligible, in accordance with section 150(3), to perform unpaid community work under a community work permit; or

              (iii)     is not issued with a community work permit within 24 hours after being arrested; or

              (iv)     is issued with a community work permit and—

    (A)     fails to comply with the permit or a condition of the permit; or

    (B)     fails to comply with any prescribed requirement; or

    (C)     the permit is cancelled by the Magistrates' Court under section 159; or

              (v)     is delivered to the officer in charge of a prison or police gaol; or

        (b)     who is a fine defaulter against whom an enforcement warrant is executed and under that enforcement warrant there is a registered collection and enforcement order made in respect of a registered infringement fine;

S. 163 def. of relevant court inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 44(a).

"relevant court "means (as the case requires)—

        (a)     in respect of a relevant infringement fine, the Magistrates' Court; or

        (b)     in respect of a relevant court fine imposed by the County Court, the County Court; or

        (c)     in respect of a relevant court fine imposed by the Magistrates' Court, the Magistrates' Court;

S. 163 def. of relevant court fine inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 44(a).

"relevant court fine" means—

        (a)     a registered court fine other than a court fine referred to the Director under Part 3 imposed by the Supreme Court; or

        (b)     a registered collection and enforcement order made in respect of an outstanding registered court fine other than an outstanding registered court fine imposed by the Supreme Court;

"relevant infringement fine" means—

        (a)     a registered infringement fine; or

        (b)     a registered collection and enforcement order made in respect of an outstanding registered infringement fine.

S. 164 (Heading) amended by No. 59/2017 s. 40(1).