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Fines Act 1996
125Abolition of imprisonment as primary enforcement action for fine default
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125 Abolition of imprisonment as primary enforcement action for fine default
125 Abolition of imprisonment as primary enforcement action for fine default
(1) A person is not liable to be committed to a correctional centre for a failure to pay a fine or other penalty by the due date.
(2) (Repealed)
s 125: Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.23 [15]; 2017 No 53, Sch 4.19 [17]; 2022 No 16, Sch 2[4].