VICIn ForceAct
Sentencing Act 1991
110Meaning of penalty units
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 110
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Sentencing Act 1991.
110 Meaning of penalty units
S. 110(1) amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 90.3).
(1) If in an Act or subordinate instrument there is a statement of a number (whether whole, decimal or fractional) of what are called ***penalty units***, that statement must, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as stating a number of dollars equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of penalty units by the amount fixed from time to time by the Treasurer under section 5(3) of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**.
S. 110(2) repealed by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 90.4).
S. 111 amended by No. 48/1997 s. 30.