123Remission of fines or other penalties

#### 123 Remission of fines or other penalties 123 Remission of fines or other penalties > > (1) The Governor may remit, in whole or in part, any fine or other penalty imposed on a convicted offender under any Act. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Royal prerogative of mercy may be extended to a person imprisoned for the non-payment of a pecuniary fine or other penalty even though it was payable in whole or in part to a person other than the Crown. > > > (3) A fine that is remitted is taken to have been paid for the purpose of cancelling enforcement action under this Act. > > > (4) This section extends to all fines and other penalties (including an order for the payment of compensation by a person found guilty of an offence). > > Note. > > Penalty is defined in the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) to include forfeiture and punishment and accordingly is not limited to the payment of money.