114Guidelines on exercise of functions under this Act

114 Guidelines on exercise of functions under this Act (1) The Minister may issue guidelines, not inconsistent with this Act or the Regulations, with respect to the following: (a) the exercise by the Fines Recovery Unit of its functions under this Act (including writing off unpaid fines, the issue of enforcement orders or community work orders and the taking of other enforcement action under this Act); (ab) the entering into of arrangements: (i) by the Fines Recovery Unit allowing a person further time to pay a fine (including any prescribed costs associated with enforcement action) under section 26(2); or

Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 69 (ii) by an enforcement agency or the Fines Recovery Unit allowing a person further time to pay the penalty under an infringement notice (including any prescribed costs associated with a courtesy letter or other enforcement action) under section 12B(2); (b) the exercise by registrars of courts of their functions under this Act (including the determination of time for payment of fines imposed by courts); (c) the exercise by a bailiff and other persons of their functions under this Act in connection with the taking of enforcement action. (2) The Minister must give notice in the Gazette of the making of guidelines under this section and the notice is to state the places where a person may inspect or purchase a copy of the guidelines. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to guidelines in relation to the writing off of unpaid fines or penalties. (4) The guidelines are to be complied with but a failure to do so does not affect the validity of any proceedings, decision, order or warrant.