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Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
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5 Definitions
In this Act:
appropriate officer has the meaning in section 10.
approved means approved by the Director.
authorised person means one of the following:
(a) a bailiff;
(b) the Director;
(c) a Deputy Director appointed under section 29(2).
bailiff includes a member of the Police Force.
community youth justice officer, see section 5(1) of the Youth
Justice Act 2005.
complaint includes an information.
custodial correctional facility, see section 11(1)(a) of the
Correctional Services Act 2014.
courtesy letter, see section 15(1).
Director means the person appointed under section 29 to be the
Director of the Fines Recovery Unit and includes a person acting as
the Director.
enforcement action, in relation to an enforcement order, means
action under this Act to give effect to the enforcement order.
enforcement agency, in relation to an infringement notice, means:
(a) a person or body responsible for the administration of the Act;
or
(b) a competent authority for the purposes of the law,
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under which the infringement notice was issued.
enforcement costs means enforcement costs within the meaning
of section 41 or 53.
enforcement order means a fine enforcement order or penalty
fine has the meaning in section 6.
fine defaulter means a person liable to pay an amount under an
fine enforcement order has the meaning in section 49.
Fines Recovery Unit means the Fines Recovery Unit established
by section 27.
function includes a power, an authority and a duty.
immobilisation officer means one of the following:
(a) an authorised person;
(b) a person authorised by the Director under section 66B.
immobilisation period, for Part 5, Division 7A, see
section 66C(1)(a).
infringement notice has the meaning in section 9.
law enforcement officer means a person exercising law
enforcement functions in an official capacity and includes the
(a) the Director of Public Prosecutions or a member of the Office
of the Director of Public Prosecutions;
(b) a Crown prosecutor;
(c) a member of the Police Force;
(d) an employee within the meaning of the Public Sector
Employment and Management Act 1993;
(e) an officer or employee of a statutory corporation;
(f) an officer or employee of a local government council;
(g) an authorised officer under the Animal Protection Act 2018;
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(h) an officer or employee of a kind prescribed by the
Regulations.
licence to drive means a licence to drive granted under the Motor
Vehicles Act 1949.
order for restitution or compensation, see section 6(1)(da).
penalty has the meaning in section 6.
penalty enforcement order has the meaning in section 36.
post, in relation to the service of a notice under this Act, includes to
a Post Office box or other mailing address and the use of a private
mail carrier.
probation and parole officer, see section 4 of the Correctional
Services Act 2014.
registered, in relation to a vehicle, means registered under the
Motor Vehicles Act 1949.
youth has the same meaning as in the Youth Justice Act 2005.
Note for section 5
The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be
relevant to this Act.