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Fines Act 1996
112GEnforcement by attachment of prison earnings
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#### 112G Enforcement by attachment of prison earnings
112G Enforcement by attachment of prison earnings
> > (1) The Commissioner may, for the purpose of enforcing payment of a restitution amount, make an attachment order in relation to a person’s prison earnings.
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> > (2) An attachment order is an order that authorises deductions to be made from a person’s prison earnings and applied towards payment of a restitution amount payable by the person.
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> > (3) An attachment order may be made only if—
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> > > (a) a restitution amount payable by a person has not been paid as required by a court fine enforcement order, and
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> > > (b) the person is serving a sentence of imprisonment or children’s detention for a relevant offence in connection with which the order requiring payment of the restitution amount was imposed.
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> > (4) An attachment order is to be in the approved form.
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> > (5) The Commissioner is to serve notice of an attachment order on the appropriate custodial officer.
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> > (6) An attachment order may be made in the absence of, and without notice to, a fine defaulter.
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> > (7) This section does not limit the Commissioner’s functions under Part 4.
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> **pt 7A, div 3 (ss 112G–112L):** Ins 2017 No 6, Sch 1 \[9\].