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Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
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123 Orders for restitution or compensation
(1) If a person is liable to pay an amount that is due in relation to an
order for restitution or compensation made by a court before the
commencement day, the Registrar of the court may refer the matter
to the Fines Recovery Unit.
(2) If the matter is referred to the Fines Recovery Unit under
subsection (1), the Unit may:
(a) enter into arrangements with the person for:
(i) extending the time for payment of the whole amount; or
(ii) paying the amount by instalments in the amounts, and at
the times, as the Unit specifies; or
(b) make a fine enforcement order under section 50 in relation to
the person (whether or not an arrangement for further time to
pay has been entered into).
(3) If, in relation to an amount payable under an order mentioned in
subsection (1), a warrant has been issued under the Justices
Act 1928, Youth Justice Act 2005 or Sentencing Act 1995 but has
not been executed, the warrant is cancelled on the making of a fine
enforcement order in relation to the amount.
(4) If a matter mentioned in subsection (1) is not referred to the Fines
Recovery Unit under that subsection, sections 94 to 96 of the
Sentencing Act 1995, as in force immediately before the
commencement day, continue to apply in relation to the matter as if
those provisions had not been amended or repealed by this Act.
(5) In this section:
commencement day means the day on which section 27 of the
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) and Other Legislation Amendment
Act 2011 commences.
Division 4 Transitional matters for Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024
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Division 3 Transitional matters for Fines and Penalties
(Recovery) Amendment Act 2015
124 Definitions
In this Division:
amending Act means the Fines and Penalties (Recovery)
Amendment Act 2015.
commencement means the commencement of the amending Act.