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 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 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 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.