Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
122Reciprocal enforcement of fines against bodies corporate
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122 Reciprocal enforcement of fines against bodies corporate (1) If, before the commencement of this Act, the Territory has received a request from the relevant officer of a reciprocating court for the purposes of Part VIA of the Justices Act 1928: (a) the request is to be taken to have been made under Part 6; and (b) the conviction is to be taken to have been registered under that Part; and (c) a notification of an amount received in the matter by the reciprocating court is to be taken to have been received under that Part. (2) If a warrant has been issued in the matter, it is cancelled on the Fines Recovery Unit making a fine enforcement order in accordance with section 102. (3) If, before the commencement of this Act, the Territory has made a request of a reciprocating court under Part VIA of the Justices Act 1928, the request is to be taken to have been made under section 103. (4) A court or class of courts declared to be a reciprocating court or class of courts for the purposes of Part VIA of the Justices Act 1928 is or are to be taken to be a reciprocating court or class of courts for the purposes of Part 6 until the Minister makes a declaration under section 101 with respect to the State or Territory of the court or class of courts.