Fines Act 1996
64AAmendment of fine enforcement order
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64A Amendment of fine enforcement order
64A Amendment of fine enforcement order
(1) The Commissioner may at any time, on the application of a fine defaulter or on the Commissioner’s own initiative, amend a fine enforcement order to correct an error.
(2) An amendment is to be made by notice served on the fine defaulter in the same way as the notice of the fine enforcement order.
(3) An amendment cannot increase the amount of the fine payable under the order.
(4) The Commissioner must give the fine defaulter written notice of the amendment as soon as practicable after amending the fine enforcement order.
(5) An amendment made to a fine enforcement order does not affect the validity of anything done before that amendment in relation to the amount owed.
s 64A: Ins 2019 No 13, Sch 1[54].