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Fines Act 1996
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#### 112C Restitution amounts taken to be court imposed fines
112C Restitution amounts taken to be court imposed fines
> > (1) For the purposes of this Act, a restitution amount is taken to be a fine imposed by a court.
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> > (2) Accordingly—
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> > > (a) the Commissioner may make a court fine enforcement order under Division 3 of Part 2 for the enforcement of a restitution amount, and
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> > > (b) enforcement action may be taken in respect of that amount under this Act.
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> > (3) The court fine enforcement order may be in a form that is appropriate to the circumstances of the case.
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> > (4) A reference in Division 3 of Part 2 to the registrar of the court is taken, in relation to a restitution amount, to be a reference to the Commissioner of Victims Rights.
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> > Note.
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> > Under the [Victims Rights and Support Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-037), the Commissioner of Victims Rights has the functions of the registrar under that Division in relation to a restitution amount.
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> **s 112C:** Ins 2017 No 6, Sch 1 \[9\].