Victorian Current Acts

FINES REFORM ACT 2014 - SECT 5

The Director has the following functions—

        (a)     to enforce registered infringement fines;

        (b)     to manage the collection of court fines;

        (c)     to enforce registered court fines;

        (d)     to oversee, monitor and report on the infringement activity of enforcement agencies and the operation of internal review processes;

        (e)     to manage the payment of infringement penalties and fines by payment arrangements for natural persons and bodies corporate;

        (f)     to enter into arrangements or agreements with any person or body with appropriate skills and experience to act as the Director's agent in the carrying out of any functions and powers under Part 5;

        (g)     to issue work and development permits to eligible persons who have been served with infringement notices;

        (h)     to manage and monitor the operation of the work and development permit scheme;

S. 5(haa) inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 5.

        (haa)     to waive the payment of any outstanding amount of an infringement fine owed by an eligible person who is, or has been, subject to a work and development permit in accordance with section 10F;

S. 5(ha) inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 4.

        (ha)     to manage and monitor the operation of the family violence scheme;

S. 5(hb) inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 4.

        (hb)     to determine FVS applications;

S. 5(hc) inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 38.

        (hc)     to perform functions under Part 8B of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 ;

              (i)     to accredit organisations and qualified health practitioners for the purposes of the work and development permit scheme;

        (j)     to monitor the conduct of accredited agencies and accredited health practitioners accredited for the purposes of the work and development permit scheme;

S. 5(ja) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 183.

        (ja)     to waive the payment of outstanding amounts under a relevant infringement fine that a person who is in custody is subject to in accordance with section 171AD;

        (k)     any other powers or functions conferred or imposed on the Director by or under this Act, the Infringements Act 2006 or any other Act.