Victorian Numbered Acts

FINES REFORM ACT 2014 (NO. 47 OF 2014) - SECT 73

    (1)     A person must not dismiss an employee or injure an employee in the employee's employment or alter an employee's position to the prejudice of the employee because—

        (a)     an attachment of earnings direction has been made in respect of the employee; or

        (b)     the employee is required to make payments under an attachment of earnings direction.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

    (2)     The Magistrates' Court may order a person convicted of an offence under subsection (1)—

        (a)     to reimburse any lost wages to the employee; and

        (b)     to cause the employee to be reinstated in the employee's former position or in a similar position.

    (3)     An amount ordered to be reimbursed under subsection (2)—

        (a)     may be recovered from the convicted person in the same manner as the penalty to which that person is liable under subsection (1); and

        (b)     may be included in the same warrant.

    (4)     An attachment of earnings direction may apply to earnings falling to be paid—

        (a)     by the Crown; or

        (b)     by a statutory authority representing the Crown; or

        (c)     out of the Consolidated Fund.