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Fines Act 1996
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#### 80 Service and notice of order
80 Service and notice of order
> > (1) As soon as practicable after making an order under this Division, the Commissioner must cause a copy of the order and written notice of the order to be served on the fine defaulter.
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> > (2) The notice must be in the approved form and must include the following information—
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> > > (a) the place at which, or person to whom, the fine defaulter must present himself or herself, in person, for the purpose of enabling the administration of the order to be commenced,
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> > > (b) the period within which the fine defaulter must present himself or herself.
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> > (3) Three copies of the notice must be served on the fine defaulter.
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> > (4) The fine defaulter must sign 3 copies of the notice in the presence of the person by whom it was served. Of the copies—
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> > > (a) one is to be kept by the fine defaulter, and
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> > > (b) one is to be served by the person who served the notice on the fine defaulter on the Commissioner of Corrective Services or the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice, whichever is appropriate, and is to be kept by the Commissioner or Secretary, as appropriate, and
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> > > (c) one is to be served by that person on, and kept by, the Commissioner.
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> > (5) An order is not invalidated by a failure to comply with this section or section 80A.
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> **s 80:** Subst 2004 No 43, Sch 1 \[37\]. Am 2010 No 59, Sch 1.12 \[4\]; 2013 No 82, Sch 1 \[5\]; 2017 No 22, Sch 4.14 \[3\]; 2017 No 53, Sch 4.19 \[5\]; 2019 No 13, Sch 1\[4\].