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Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
78ABailiff's costs payable
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78A Bailiff's costs payable
(1) The enforcement costs payable by a fine defaulter in relation to the
service of a community work order by a bailiff are the costs and
expenses:
(a) reasonably incurred by a bailiff in relation to the service of a
community work order under this Division; and
(b) approved by the Fines Recovery Unit.
(2) The amount of those costs and expenses is to be determined in
accordance with the scale applicable to the enforcement of
judgment debts under the Local Court Regulations 2016 but is to be
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reduced by any amount prescribed in relation to bailiff's costs under
section 41(2)(d) or 53(2)(d) as payable to the Territory.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the Fines Recovery Unit has the
functions of a registrar of the Local Court in relation to the approval
of those costs and expenses.
(4) Enforcement costs recoverable under this section are payable to
the bailiff concerned and, if paid to the Territory, may be paid by the
Fines Recovery Unit to the bailiff.
(5) The Local Court may review a decision of the Fines Recovery Unit
in respect of enforcement costs in accordance with the provisions of
rules under the Local Court Act 2015 prescribed by the
Regulations, with any modifications prescribed by the Regulations.