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Fines Act 1996
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#### 112J Effect of appeals
112J Effect of appeals
> > (1) The Commissioner must not commence enforcement action under this Part, and is to suspend any enforcement action already taken, in respect of a restitution amount payable by a person if the Commissioner of Victims Rights notifies the Commissioner of a relevant appeal by the person.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) has effect until the appeal proceedings have been finally determined.
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> > (3) The Commissioner suspends enforcement action as follows—
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> > > (a) by directing Transport for NSW to cease enforcement action under Division 3 of Part 4,
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> > > Note.
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> > > See section 65 (4).
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> > > (b) by cancelling any property seizure order that has already been made in relation to the restitution amount that has not been executed,
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> > > (c) by cancelling any garnishee order for payment of the restitution amount that has already been made in relation to the debts due and accruing to the person,
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> > > (d) by cancelling any attachment order that has already been made against the person for payment of the restitution amount.
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> > (4) However, any property obtained as a result of enforcement action is not required to be returned, and a charge on land created under Part 4 need not be cancelled, unless the relevant court fine enforcement order is withdrawn.
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> > (5) The suspension of enforcement action by the Commissioner does not prevent further enforcement action being taken after the appeal proceedings have been finally determined.
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> > (6) On the final determination of the appeal proceedings, the Commissioner may, by order, vary a court fine enforcement order in accordance with the outcome of the appeal.
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> > (7) Notice of the variation is to be served on the fine defaulter in the same way as notice of a court fine enforcement order.
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> > (8) In section 69, a reference to an appeal against conviction includes, in relation to a court fine enforcement order for a restitution amount, a reference to a relevant appeal.
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> > (9) In this section—
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> > relevant appeal means—
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> > > (a) an application to the Civil and Administrative Tribunal for an administrative review under the [Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-076) of the decision to make the order for restitution, or
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> > > (b) an application to the Civil and Administrative Tribunal for an administrative review under the [Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-076) of the decision to approve the making of a recognition payment from which the order for restitution arises, or
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> > > (c) an appeal against conviction for a relevant offence in respect of which the order for restitution was imposed or an application under Part 2 of the [Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-120) to annul conviction for the relevant offence.
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> **pt 7A, div 3 (ss 112G–112L):** Ins 2017 No 6, Sch 1 \[9\].