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State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999
sec.150ARegistrar may write off unpaid fine or other amount
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### sec.150A Registrar may write off unpaid fine or other amount
The registrar may write off all or part of a fine or another amount payable by a person under this Act, whether or not any part of the fine or other amount is payable to someone other than the State—
if the person dies; or
if the person is a corporation that has been deregistered; or
if there is insufficient information to establish the identity of the person liable to pay the fine or other amount; or
in other circumstances permitted under a guideline issued by the Minister under section 150B .
However, a fine or other amount that has been written off may be reinstated if—
the fine or other amount was incorrectly identified for writing off; or
the reinstatement is permitted under a guideline issued by the Minister under section 150B .
The fine or other amount—
stops being payable from the time it is written off; and
starts being payable again from the time it is reinstated.
s 150A ins 2007 No. 3 s 32
amd 2010 No. 26 s 129
(sec.150A-ssec.1) The registrar may write off all or part of a fine or another amount payable by a person under this Act, whether or not any part of the fine or other amount is payable to someone other than the State— if the person dies; or if the person is a corporation that has been deregistered; or if there is insufficient information to establish the identity of the person liable to pay the fine or other amount; or in other circumstances permitted under a guideline issued by the Minister under section 150B .
(sec.150A-ssec.2) However, a fine or other amount that has been written off may be reinstated if— the fine or other amount was incorrectly identified for writing off; or the reinstatement is permitted under a guideline issued by the Minister under section 150B .
(sec.150A-ssec.3) The fine or other amount— stops being payable from the time it is written off; and starts being payable again from the time it is reinstated.
- (a) if the person dies; or
- (b) if the person is a corporation that has been deregistered; or
- (c) if there is insufficient information to establish the identity of the person liable to pay the fine or other amount; or
- (d) in other circumstances permitted under a guideline issued by the Minister under section 150B .
- (a) the fine or other amount was incorrectly identified for writing off; or
- (b) the reinstatement is permitted under a guideline issued by the Minister under section 150B .
- (a) stops being payable from the time it is written off; and
- (b) starts being payable again from the time it is reinstated.