4Meaning of “fine”

#### 4 Meaning of “fine” 4 Meaning of “fine” > > (1) For the purposes of this Act, a fine is— > > > > > (a) any monetary penalty imposed by a court for an offence (including a fine to which Part 7 of the [Service and Execution of Process Act 1992](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth applies, subject to that Part), or > > > > > (a1) any monetary penalty imposed by a court for contempt of court, or > > > > > (b) any amount payable under a penalty notice enforcement order, or > > > > > (c) any court fees or charges payable by a person under an order made by a court in proceedings for an offence, or > > > > > (d) any victims support levy, or > > > > > (d1) any court costs levy payable under section 211A of the [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209) in proceedings for an offence, or > > > > > (e) any witnesses’ expenses payable by a person under an order made by a court in proceedings for an offence that were brought by a law enforcement officer, or > > > > > (f) any costs (including expenses or disbursements) payable by a person under an order made by a court in proceedings for an offence that were brought by a law enforcement officer, or > > > > > (g) any other amount of a kind prescribed by the regulations. > > > (2) However, a fine does not include any amount of a kind excluded by the regulations. > > > (2A) For the purposes of this Act— > > > > > (a) a victims support levy is taken to be a fine imposed by the court by which the person liable to pay the levy was convicted, and > > > > > (b) a court costs levy payable under section 211A of the [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209) is taken to be a fine imposed by the court by which the person liable to pay the court costs levy was convicted or found guilty. > > > (3) In this section, proceedings for an offence includes— > > > > > (a) proceedings for an apprehended violence order, and > > > > > (b) proceedings on appeal in respect of proceedings for an offence. > > **s 4:** Am 1998 No 35, Sch 1 \[2\]–\[5\]; 1998 No 120, Sch 2.16; 2006 No 9, Sch 1 \[2\] \[3\]; 2008 No 110, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2013 No 8, Sch 2.2 \[1\] \[2\]; 2013 No 37, Sch 3.9 \[2\]; 2013 No 82, Sch 1 \[4\]; 2015 No 67, Sch 1.10.