6Meaning of fine and penalty

6 Meaning of fine and penalty (1) For this Act, a fine is a monetary penalty imposed by a court for an offence and includes any of the following: (a) court fees or charges payable by a person under an order made by a court in proceedings for an offence; (b) a levy payable under Part 6 of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006; (c) witnesses' expenses payable by a person under an order made by a court in proceedings for an offence that were brought by a law enforcement officer; (d) costs (including expenses and disbursements) payable by a person under an order made by a court in proceedings for an offence that were brought by a law enforcement officer; (da) an order for restitution by monetary forfeiture, or monetary compensation, made by a court in proceedings for an offence (an order for restitution or compensation);

Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 5 (e) an amount of a kind prescribed by the Regulations. (2) For this Act, a penalty is an amount specified in an infringement notice as being payable in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed or taken to have been committed by the person to whom the infringement notice is directed, and includes any of the (a) a levy payable under Part 6 of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006; (b) an amount of a kind prescribed by the Regulations. (3) A fine or penalty does not include an amount of a kind excluded by the Regulations. (4) In subsection (1): proceedings for an offence includes: (a) proceedings for a restraining order; and (b) proceedings on appeal in respect of proceedings for an offence.