Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In section 159(1) of the Principal Act—
(a) for "An infringement offender" substitute "Subject to section 161A, an infringement offender";
(b) omit "under an infringement warrant".
(2) In section 159(2)(b) of the Principal Act for "given a written notice requiring him or her to appear before the Court on that date" substitute "discharged from custody on bail under section 10 of the Bail Act 1977 ".
(3) In section 159 of the Principal Act—
(a) for "48" (wherever occurring) substitute "24";
(b) sub-section (3) is repealed ; and
(c) for "(4) An" substitute "(3) An"; and
(d) for "(5) This" substitute "(4) This".
(4) In section 160 of the Principal Act—
(a) in sub-section (1)—
(i) for "fine unit, or part of a fine unit, of" substitute "penalty unit, or part of a penalty unit, to which";
(ii) after
"infringement warrant" insert
"or warrants is an equivalent amount";
(b) in sub-section (3)—
(i) in paragraph (a), for "fine unit" (where twice occurring), substitute "penalty unit";
(ii) in paragraph (a), for "amount of the outstanding fines" substitute "penalty units to which the amount of the outstanding fines is an equivalent amount";
(c) in sub-section (3)(d), for "months." substitute "months; or";
(d) after sub-section (3)(d) insert —
"(e) a community based order under Division 4 of Part 3 of the Sentencing Act 1991 .";
(e) for sub-section (4)(b)
substitute —
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"(b) the Court may make an instalment order under the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 in respect of the payment of the outstanding fines.".
(5) In section 161 of the Principal Act—
(a) in sub-section (1)—
(i) for "the infringement warrant" substitute "any infringement warrant";
(ii) for "an infringement warrant" substitute "a warrant to imprison issued under section 68 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 ";
(iii) in paragraph (b), for "an infringements registrar" substitute "the registrar at any venue of the Court";
(b) in sub-section (3)(a)(i), for "infringement warrant" substitute "warrant to imprison".