102Enforcement of fine imposed by reciprocating court

102 Enforcement of fine imposed by reciprocating court (1) If, under a conviction of a reciprocating court, a fine is payable by a body corporate having or appearing to have property in the Territory and the Fines Recovery Unit receives a request in writing from the relevant officer of the reciprocating court for the enforcement of the fine accompanied by: (a) a copy, certified by the relevant officer to be correct, of the conviction; and (b) a certificate under the hand of the relevant officer specifying the amount of the fine that remains unpaid; the Unit must register the certified copy of the conviction and note on the certified copy the date of registration. (2) On registration of a conviction: (a) the conviction is, for the purposes of this Part, to be taken to be a conviction of a Northern Territory court; and Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 61 (b) the Fines Recovery Unit must make a fine enforcement order under this Act for the purpose of recovering the amount certified as unpaid. (3) If, after a request is made under this section in respect of a fine payable under a conviction of a reciprocating court, the Fines Recovery Unit receives a notification from the relevant officer of the reciprocating court of payment of an amount in satisfaction in whole or in part of the amount of the fine: (a) the Unit must record particulars of the payment; and (b) the payment is, for the purposes of enforcement action under this Act, to be taken to be payment in pursuance of the fine enforcement order made under this section. (4) If the Fines Recovery Unit receives money in pursuance of a fine enforcement order made under this section, the Unit must remit the money to the relevant officer of the reciprocating court. (5) For the purposes of this section, a document that purports to have been signed by the relevant officer of a reciprocating court is to be taken to have been so signed unless the contrary is proved.