Fines Act 1996
117ACAccess to information held by authorised deposit-taking institutions
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117AC Access to information held by authorised deposit-taking institutions
117AC Access to information held by authorised deposit-taking institutions
The Commissioner may require an authorised deposit-taking institution to provide the Commissioner with the following information for the purpose of enabling the Commissioner to decide whether to make a garnishee order in relation to a fine defaulter—
(a) whether the fine defaulter has an account with the authorised deposit-taking institution,
(b) if so, the balance of the account.
s 117AC: Ins 2022 No 16, Sch 2[23].