Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered ActsAfter Part 17 of the Fines Reform Act 2014 insert —
In this Part—
"commencement day "means the day on which section 191 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021 comes into operation.
If a person has made a request to the Director under section 171A(1) as in force immediately before the commencement day, and the Director has not applied to the Magistrates' Court under section 171A(2) as in force immediately before the commencement day on behalf of the person who made the request, on and from the commencement day—
(a) Division 1A of Part 14 applies in respect of that request; and
(b) the Director may (as appropriate)—
(i) apply to the Magistrates Court on behalf of the person under section 171A; or
(ii) waive the outstanding amount of the relevant infringement fine under section 171AD.
(1) This section applies to an application made by the Director under section 171A(2)(a) as in force immediately before the commencement day if the application—
(a) has not been heard and determined by the Court before the commencement day; or
(b) has not been partly heard by the Court before the commencement day.
(2) If this section applies to an application, on and from the commencement day—
(a) the application is taken to be returned to the Director; and
(b) the Director may take appropriate action in respect of that application as if the application had been a request made under section 171AB.".
Division 2—Amendment of Infringements Act 2006