Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Fines Act 1996.
ERIC ROOZENDAAL, MLCTreasurer
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Fines Regulation 2010.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 September 2010 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.Note—This Regulation replaces the Fines Regulation 2005 which is repealed on 1 September 2010 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.
3 Definition
(1) In this Regulation:the Act means the Fines Act 1996.(2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.
Part 2 Enforcement costs and fees
4 Enforcement costs
(1) For the purposes of sections 16 (1) and 44 (1) of the Act, the costs payable under a fine enforcement order are as follows:(a) $50 (or, if the fine defaulter concerned was under the age of 18 years at the time of the offence or alleged offence, $25), payable to the State Debt Recovery Office on the making of the order,(b) $40, payable to the Roads and Traffic Authority if any enforcement action is taken by that Authority under Division 3 of Part 4 of the Act before payment is made under the order,(c) $50, payable into the Consolidated Fund if any enforcement action is taken by the Sheriff or other official under Division 4 of Part 4 of the Act before payment is made under the order.Note—See section 102A of the Fines Act 1996 in relation to the liability for enforcement costs for persons under the age of 18.(2) No amount is payable under subclause (1) (a) if the fine enforcement order is made under section 14 (1A) or 42 (1AA) of the Act.(3) The enforcement costs referred to in subclause (1) (c):(a) apply to each of the following kinds of enforcement action:(i) the making of a property seizure order against a fine defaulter, as referred to in section 72 (1) of the Act,(ii) the making of a garnishee order against a fine defaulter, as referred to in section 73 (1) of the Act,(iii) an application to register a fine enforcement order as a charge on land held by a fine defaulter, as referred to in section 74 (1) of the Act,(iv) the issue of an examination summons against a fine defaulter, as referred to in section 75 (1) of the Act,(v) the issue of a warrant for the apprehension of a fine defaulter who fails to attend in accordance with an examination summons, as referred to in section 75 (7) of the Act, and(b) are to be paid to the State Debt Recovery Office for payment into the Consolidated Fund.
5 Annulment of penalty notice enforcement orders—SDRO
An application fee of $50 is payable in relation to an application to the State Debt Recovery Office for annulment of a penalty notice enforcement order.
6 SDRO may waive, postpone or refund costs and fees
(1) The State Debt Recovery Office may, in such circumstances as it considers appropriate, waive, postpone or refund all or part of any enforcement costs or application fees payable under this Part.(2) For the purposes of section 57 (4) of the Act, an application fee that has been postponed under this clause in relation to a penalty notice enforcement order is prescribed as a fine unless the order is annulled.(3) Any such fee is to be added to, and payable as part of, the fine to which the penalty notice enforcement order relates.
Part 3 Miscellaneous
7 Trial period for work and development orders
(1) For the purposes of section 99J (2) of the Act, an application for a work and development order cannot be made after 10 July 2011.(2) For the purposes of section 99B (4) of the Act, the maximum number of work and development orders that may be made in the period ending on 10 July 2011 is 2000.(3) If more than one work and development order is made in respect of the same person, those orders are to count as one order for the purposes of subclause (2).
8 Declaration of reciprocating court
For the purposes of section 106 of the Act, the following courts (or classes of courts) are declared to be reciprocating courts (or classes of reciprocating courts):(a) each Magistrates Court of Queensland,(b) the Magistrates Court of South Australia,(c) the Magistrates Court of Tasmania,(d) the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria,(e) the Magistrates Court of Western Australia,(f) the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory,(g) each Court of Summary Jurisdiction of the Northern Territory.
9 Saving
Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Fines Regulation 2005, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.