FINES AND PENALTIES (RECOVERY) REGULATIONS 2001
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
FINES AND PENALTIES (RECOVERY) REGULATIONS 2001
As in force at 18 April 2026
Table of provisions
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Infringement notices ........................................................................ 1
4 Amounts included in fine or penalty ................................................. 1
5 Courtesy letter ................................................................................. 1
6 Service of courtesy letter ................................................................. 2
7 Election to have matter dealt with by a court ................................... 2
8 Notification of fine ............................................................................ 2
9 Further time to pay fine .................................................................... 2
10 Enforcement costs ........................................................................... 2
11 Service of notices ............................................................................ 2
11A Amounts for sections 66A and 66L of the Act .................................. 2
11B Property seizure orders ................................................................... 3
11C Garnishee orders ............................................................................. 3
12 Registration of statutory charge on land .......................................... 3
13 Community work order .................................................................... 3
14 Rate for community work order........................................................ 4
15 Rate for imprisonment ..................................................................... 4
16 Ancillary money orders .................................................................... 4
17 Forms .............................................................................................. 4
Schedule 1
Schedule 2 Fines Recovery Unit – payment guidelines
Schedule 3 Enforcement costs
Schedule 4
Schedule 4A Community work hours
Schedule 5
ENDNOTES
-- 1 of 46 --
-- 2 of 46 --
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
____________________
As in force at 18 April 2026
____________________
FINES AND PENALTIES (RECOVERY) REGULATIONS 2001
Regulations under the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Fines and Penalties
(Recovery) Regulations 2001.
2 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on the commencement of
the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001.
3 Infringement notices
The laws of the Territory in respect of which the Act applies are
specified in Schedule 1.
4 Amounts included in fine or penalty
(1) For the purposes of section 6(1)(e) and (2)(b) of the Act, the
reasonable costs of searching a government register to trace a
person are amounts that are included in a fine or penalty payable
by the person concerned.
(2) For section 6(1)(e) of the Act, a fine includes:
(a) an amount payable to the Territory under Part 5 of the Victims
of Crime Assistance Act 2006; and
(b) an amount payable to the Territory under Part IV of the Crimes
(Victims Assistance) Act 1982 (repealed) as continued in force
by section 73 of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006.
5 Courtesy letter
For the purposes of section 16(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed
amount that may be charged in relation to the service of a courtesy
letter is 29 revenue units.
-- 3 of 46 --
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 2
6 Service of courtesy letter
A courtesy letter may be served on a person by sending it to the
person's email address.
7 Election to have matter dealt with by a court
(1) If a person elects under section 21 of the Act to have a matter dealt
with by a court, the statement to that effect must provide the
person's full name, address and date of birth and contain the
following information in respect of each alleged offence to which the
election relates:
(a) a description of the alleged offence;
(b) the date the offence was alleged to have been committed.
(2) The statement of election may be served on the body that issued
the infringement notice or courtesy letter, as the case may be, by
sending it to the body's email address.
8 Notification of fine
A notice for the purposes of section 24 of the Act may be served on
a person by sending it to the person's email address.
9 Further time to pay fine
(1) When dealing with an application for further time to pay a fine, the
Fines Recovery Unit must have regard to the guidelines for
payment by instalments set out in Schedule 2.
(2) The Director or Deputy Director may approve arrangements for
repayment that are outside of the guidelines in special
circumstances.
10 Enforcement costs
The costs payable in respect of enforcement action taken by the
Fines Recovery Unit are as specified in Schedule 3.
11 Service of notices
A notice specified in Schedule 4 may be served by on a person by
sending it to the person's email address.
11A Amounts for sections 66A and 66L of the Act
For sections 66A(b) and 66L(b) of the Act, the amount is $10 000.
-- 4 of 46 --
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 3
11B Property seizure orders
(1) For section 70 of the Act, the prescribed provisions are Part 44
(except rules 44.02 and 44.05(5)) of the Local Court (Civil
Jurisdiction) Rules 1998.
(2) Those rules apply (with the necessary changes) as if:
(a) the property seizure order were a warrant of seizure and sale;
and
(b) the Territory were the judgement creditor.
11C Garnishee orders
(1) For section 72 of the Act, the prescribed provisions are Parts 48
(except rules 48.02 to 48.05) and 49 (except rules 49.03 and 49.07)
of the Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998.
(2) Those rules apply (with the necessary changes) as if:
(a) the garnishee order were an attachment of earnings order or
an attachment of debts order, as the case may be; and
(b) a reference to a court or Registrar were a reference to the
Fines Recovery Unit; and
(c) a reference to the judgment debtor were a reference to the
fine defaulter; and
(d) the Territory were the judgement creditor; and
(e) a reference to a particular form were a reference to the
appropriate approved form; and
(f) the Fines Recovery Unit were required to serve the
appropriate notices on an employer or a garnishee.
12 Registration of statutory charge on land
For the purposes of section 73 of the Act, a statutory charge on
land may be registered if the total amount payable exceeds $1 000.
13 Community work order
An authorised person who serves a community work order issued
under Division 9 of Part 5 of the Act on a fine defaulter must:
(a) confirm that the person to be served is the fine defaulter by
establishing the person's name and date of birth (or
approximate age if date of birth is not known);
-- 5 of 46 --
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 4
(b) explain or cause to be explained, in a language that is likely to
be understood by the fine defaulter:
(i) where and when the fine defaulter must attend for
assessment; and
(ii) that if the fine defaulter fails to attend as required a
warrant of commitment may be issued and the fine
defaulter could be imprisoned; and
(c) depose in the affidavit of service to the fact that he or she has
complied with the requirements and is satisfied that the fine
defaulter understood the explanations given.
14 Rate for community work order
(1) A person who performs work under a community work order issued
under Division 9 of Part 5 of the Act satisfies the amount payable at
the rate of 0.25 of the monetary value of a penalty unit for each
hour of work performed.
(2) The person ordered to perform community work for a specified
number of hours must perform the work within the period specified
in Schedule 4A opposite the relevant range of hours to be worked.
(3) The period within which the work is to be performed begins on the
day the Commissioner of Correctional Services assesses the
person to be suitable to participate in an approved program.
(4) The Director may approve an extension of the period mentioned in
subsection (2) in special circumstances.
15 Rate for imprisonment
A person who serves a term of imprisonment pursuant to a warrant
issued under Division 10 of Part 5 of the Act satisfies the amount
payable at the rate of the monetary value of 2 penalty units per day.
16 Ancillary money orders
For the purposes of section 105 of the Act, any order by a court for
the payment to the Territory of money (other than by way of a fine
or penalty) is an amount to which Part 7 of the Act applies.
17 Forms
(1) In this regulation, a reference to a form by number is a reference to
the form so numbered in Schedule 5.
-- 6 of 46 --
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 5
(2) Strict compliance with the form specified in Schedule 5 is not
necessary and substantial compliance is sufficient.
(3) An examination summons issued under section 68 of the Act is to
be:
(a) in the case of a fine defaulter who is a natural person – in the
form of Form 1; and
(b) in any other case – in the form of Form 2.
(4) A warrant of apprehension issued under section 68(10) of the Act is
to be in the form of Form 3.
(5) A property seizure order made under section 70 of the Act is to be
in the form of Form 4.
(6) A garnishee order made under section 72 of the Act is to be:
(a) if the order is for the attachment of a debt – in the form of
Form 5; and
(b) if the order is for the continuous attachment of wages or
salary – in the form of Form 6.
(7) A community work order made under section 77 of the Act is to be
in the form of Form 7.
(8) A notice of revocation of a community work order referred to in
section 85 of the Act is to be in the form of Form 8.
(9) A warrant of commitment for the purposes of section 86 of the Act
is to be in the form of Form 9.
-- 7 of 46 --
Schedule 1
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 6
Schedule 1
regulation 3
Agents Licensing Act 1979
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004
Animal Protection Act 2018
Bushfires Management Act 2016
Caravan Parks Act 2012
Charles Darwin University Act 2003
Commercial Passenger (Road Transport) Act 1991
Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011
Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990
Control of Roads Act 1953
Dangerous Goods Act 1998
Darwin Waterfront Corporation Act 2006
Education Act 2015
Education and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
Electricity Reform Act 2000
Environment Protection Act 2019
Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Act 2011
Fire and Emergency Act 1996
Firearms Act 1997
Fisheries Act 1988
Food Act 2004
Hemp Industry Act 2019
Housing Act 1982
Legacy Mines Remediation Act 2023
Liquor Act 2019
Litter Act 1972
Livestock Act 2008
Local Government Act 2019
Marine Act 1981
Marine Pollution Act 1999
Meat Industries Act 1996
Medical Services Act 1982
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990
Petroleum Act 1984
Planning Act 1999
Plant Health Act 2008
Police Administration Act 1978
Ports Management Act 2015
Price Exploitation Prevention Act 1949
Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
Racing and Wagering Act 2024
Radiation Protection Act 2004
Residential Tenancies Act 1999
-- 8 of 46 --
Schedule 1
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 7
Sex Industry Act 2019
Summary Offences Act 1923
Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976
Tobacco Control Act 2002
Traffic Act 1987
Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform
Legislation) Act 2010
Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998
Water Act 1992
Weeds Management Act 2001
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
-- 9 of 46 --
Schedule 2 Fines Recovery Unit – payment guidelines
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 8
Schedule 2 Fines Recovery Unit – payment guidelines
regulation 9
Amount of fine or penalty
($)
Base Payment
(weekly)
1 – 100 10% of penalty unit
101 – 180 12% of penalty unit
181 – 280 14% of penalty unit
281 – 400 16% of penalty unit
401 – 540 18% of penalty unit
541 – 700 20% of penalty unit
701 – 880 22% of penalty unit
881 – 1 080 24% of penalty unit
1 081 – 1 300 26% of penalty unit
1 301 – 1 540 28% of penalty unit
1 541 – 1 800 30% of penalty unit
1 801 – 2 080 32% of penalty unit
2 081 – 2 380 34% of penalty unit
2 381 – 2 700 36% of penalty unit
2 701 – 3 040 38% of penalty unit
3 041 – 3 400 40% of penalty unit
3 401 – 3 780 42% of penalty unit
3 781 – 4 180 44% of penalty unit
4 181 – 4 600 46% of penalty unit
4 601 – 5 040 48% of penalty unit
5 041 – 5 500 50% of penalty unit
5 501 – 5 980 52% of penalty unit
-- 10 of 46 --
Schedule 2 Fines Recovery Unit – payment guidelines
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 9
Amount of fine or penalty
($)
Base Payment
(weekly)
5 981 – 6 480 54% of penalty unit
6 481 – 7 000 56% of penalty unit
7 001 – 8 000 64% of penalty unit
8 001 – 9 000 72% of penalty unit
9 001 – 10 000 80% of penalty unit
10 001 – 11 000 88% of penalty unit
11 001 – 12 000 96% of penalty unit
12 001 – 13 000 104% of penalty unit
13 001 – 14 000 112% of penalty unit
14 001 – 15 000 120% of penalty unit
15 001 – 16 000 128% of penalty unit
16 001 – 17 000 136% of penalty unit
17 001 – 18 000 144% of penalty unit
18 001 – 19 000 152% of penalty unit
19 001 – 20 000 160% of penalty unit
20 001 and over 168% of penalty unit
-- 11 of 46 --
Schedule 2 Fines Recovery Unit – payment guidelines
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 10
Schedule 3 Enforcement costs
regulation 10
Item
No.
Enforcement Action Amount
(revenue
units)
1 Making of a penalty enforcement order 67
2 Making of a fine enforcement order 67
3 Action taken under Part 5, Division 7 of the Act 67
4 Immobilisation of a motor vehicle under Part 5,
Division 7A of the Act
148
5 Publication of details under Part 5, Division 7B of the Act 67
6 Making of a property seizure order 67
7 Making of a garnishee order 67
8 Action taken by a bailiff under Part 5, Division 8 of the
Act
67
9 Registration of a statutory charge on land 124
10 Making and service of a community work order (other
than by a bailiff)
148
11 Making of a community work order to be served by a
bailiff
148
12 Service of a community work order by a bailiff 67
13 Issue of a warrant of commitment 67
-- 12 of 46 --
Schedule 4
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 11
Schedule 4
regulation 11
Courtesy letter
Election by alleged offender to have matter dealt with by a court
Notice of determination of an application for annulment of an enforcement
order
Notice of a fine imposed by a court
Notice of the making of an enforcement order
Notice of withdrawal of an enforcement order
Notice of revocation of a community work order
-- 13 of 46 --
Schedule 4A Community work hours
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 12
Schedule 4A Community work hours
regulation 14
Community Work Hours
Ordered
Months to Complete
50 or less 3
51 – 125 6
126 – 300 12
301 – 375 18
376 – 480 24
-- 14 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 13
Schedule 5
regulation 17
FORM 1
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Examination Summons – Individual
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
section 68(2)
regulation 17(3)(a)
Name:
Address:
Reference Number:
Date of Order:
Amount Owing:
Costs of this Order:
TOTAL OWING:
You are required to attend before the Fines Recovery Unit to be orally
examined as to your financial circumstances generally and your means and
ability to satisfy the enforcement order(s) made against you.
You are required to produce the following documents to the Fines Recovery
Unit at the examination:
You must attend at the Fines Recovery Unit at [place] for the hearing of the
examination on __________________ at _____________ a.m./p.m. or as
soon afterwards as the business of the Unit allows.
Date issued: ____________________
_______________________
DIRECTOR
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
NOTE: If you do not attend at the Unit as directed by this summons, the
Director may issue a warrant for your arrest.
Do not ignore this summons. If you do not understand it or need help
contact the Fines Recovery Unit, a legal practitioner or your local legal aid
office.
-- 15 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 14
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
Fines Recovery Unit Reference Number: _______
Fine Defaulter: _________________________________________________
Type of Process Served: Examination Summons (Individual)
Name of Deponent: _____________________________________________
Date affidavit made: ______________________
I,
(full name)
of
(address)
say on oath that I did at _ _ : _ _ a.m./p.m. on the _ _ / _ _ / _ _
serve ________________________________________________________,
the fine defaulter, with this examination summons by delivering a true copy of
the examination summons personally to the fine defaulter at ______________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
I identified the fine defaulter as follows:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
Made at [place] ________________ on [date] ________________
By [signature of deponent] _______________________________________
Witnessed by
Signature ______________________________________
Justice of the peace / commissioner for oaths
Name ______________________________________
Address or phone no. ______________________________________
-- 16 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 15
FINANCIAL STATEMENT – INDIVIDUAL
Name:
Address:
Date of Birth:
Drivers Licence No.
Reference No.
Marital Status:
DEPENDANTS
Name Age Name Age
DECLARATION
I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following information and
annexures (if any) are true and correct.
Declared at (place): on (date):
Signed: ____________________________________________
NOTE: A person knowingly making a false or misleading statement to the
Fines Recovery Unit is liable to a penalty of 200 penalty units, being the
equivalent of $(monetary amount) or imprisonment for 12 months. See
section 109A of the Act.
This document does not have to be witnessed.
Attach original or certified copies of documents in support of your income and
expenditure.
-- 17 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 16
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1. AMOUNT AND SOURCE OF INCOME (Indicate weekly/fortnightly etc.)
1.1 Occupation:
1.2 If employed – name of employer:
1.3 Address of employer:
1.4 Wage before tax:
1.5 If not employed – type of benefit received:
1.6 Amount of benefit received:
1.7 Other income received: (eg. royalties, airfares)
1.8 TOTAL INCOME RECEIVED:
2. PROPERTY AND ASSETS
2.1 House and / or land – location:
2.2 Market value:
2.3 Amount of mortgage (if any):
2.4 Where mortgage held (bank, building
society, credit union etc.):
2.5 Mortgage Account No.:
2.6 Motor Vehicle (model, make and year):
2.7 Value:
2.8 Amount owing under finance:
2.9 Finance Company:
2.10 Bank, building society, credit union etc.
accounts (who with):
2.11 Account Number(s):
2.12 Branch:
2.13 Account Balance:
2.14 Shares or bonds held – value:
2.15 Type of shares (eg. Telstra):
2.16 Money owed to you – amount:
2.17 Who owes you money:
2.18 Furniture and household goods:
List and value items:
2.19 Total Value of household goods:
-- 18 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 17
2.20 Amount owing for household goods to finance
company etc.:
2.21 Life Insurance Policies:
2.22 Policy details:
2.23 TOTAL PROPERTY & ASSETS
DEBTS AND LIABILITIES (Indicate weekly/fortnightly etc.)
3.1 Income Tax:
3.2 Superannuation:
3.3 Rent / Mortgage / Board payment:
3.4 Local Government Rates:
3.5 Water Rates:
3.6 Child Care:
3.7 Child Support Payments:
3.8 Electricity / Gas:
3.9 Food:
3.10 Motor vehicle expenses:
3.11 Fares – Bus / Taxi:
3.12 Telephone:
3.13 School fees and expenses:
3.14 Clothing and shoes:
3.15 Medical / Chemist expenses:
3.16 Credit card repayments:
3.17 Personal loan repayments:
3.18 Other:
3.19 TOTAL DEBTS & LIABILITIES
OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES
Identify each asset referred to in paragraph 2 that is owned jointly, and give
the name of the other owner or owners:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Identify each debt referred to in paragraph 3 that is due jointly, and give the
name of the other debtor or debtors:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
-- 19 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 18
Give particulars of any other circumstances that affect your financial situation:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Do not ignore this notice. If you do not understand this notice or need help
contact the Fines Recovery Unit on (08) 8924 3600.
-- 20 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 19
FORM 2
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Examination Summons – Body Corporate
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
section 68(2)
regulation 17(3)(b)
Name:
Address:
Reference Number:
Date of Order:
Amount Owing:
Costs of this Order:
TOTAL OWING:
You or an authorised representative of the fine defaulter corporation are
required to attend before the Fines Recovery Unit to be orally examined as to
the corporation's financial circumstances, means and ability to satisfy the
enforcement order(s) made against the corporation.
You or the authorised representative are required to produce the following
documents to the Fines Recovery Unit at the examination:
You or the authorised representative must attend at the Fines [place] for the
hearing of the examination on __________________ at
_____________ a.m./p.m. or as soon afterwards as the business of the Unit
allows.
Date issued: ____________________
_______________________
DIRECTOR
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
NOTE: If you do not attend at the Unit as directed by this summons, the
Director may issue a warrant for your arrest.
Do not ignore this summons. If you do not understand it or need help
contact the Fines Recovery Unit, a legal practitioner or your local legal aid
office.
-- 21 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 20
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
Fines Recovery Unit Reference Number: _______
Fine Defaulter: ________________________________________________
Type of Process Served: Examination Summons (Body Corporate)
Name of Deponent: _____________________________________________
Date affidavit made: ______________________
I,
(full name)
of
(address)
say on oath that I did at _ _ : _ _ a.m./p.m. on the _ _ / _ _ / _ _
serve ________________________________________________________,
an authorised representative of the fine defaulter corporation with this
examination summons by delivering a true copy of the examination summons
personally to the authorised representative at
____________________________
______________________________________________________________
I identified the person served as follows:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
Made at [place] ________________ on [date] ________________
By [signature of deponent] _______________________________________
Witnessed by
Signature ______________________________________
Justice of the peace / commissioner for oaths
Name ______________________________________
Address or phone no. ______________________________________
-- 22 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 21
FORM 3
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Warrant of Apprehension
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
section 68(10)
regulation 17(4)
TO THE BAILIFF:
Name:
Address:
Date of Birth:
Amount Owing:
Costs of this Order:
TOTAL OWING:
The fine defaulter identified above has failed to attend before the Fines
Recovery Unit at the time and place appointed by the summons issued on
_________________ to be examined in relation to the fine defaulter’s
financial circumstances.
I authorise you to apprehend the fine defaulter and to bring him or her before
the Director of the Fines Recovery Unit or a registrar of the Local Court.
Issued at Darwin in the Northern Territory
on the ____________________
_______________________
DIRECTOR
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
BAILIFF RECORD
Fine defaulter apprehended on and taken to the Fines Recovery Unit.
Warrant returned on Fine defaulter not located/Paid In Full/Other:
Signed:
BAILIFF.
-- 23 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 22
FORM 4
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Property Seizure Order
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
section 70
regulation 17(5)
TO THE BAILIFF:
YOU ARE AUTHORISED to enforce this order by seizing and selling personal
property of the fine defaulter sufficient to pay the money owing to the Fines
Recovery Unit in respect of the order.
Fine Defaulter Name:
Address:
Date of Birth
Reference Number:
Date of Order:
Amount Owing:
Costs of this Order:
TOTAL OWING:
From the proceeds raised by the sale of the fine defaulter's property you must
pay into the Fines Recovery Unit the money owing in respect of the order
except the amount for your fees and expenses for executing this order.
If you attempt to execute under this order but are unable to do so, you must
endorse on the order a statement of the dates, times, places and results of
those attempts.
Immediately after you have performed all your obligations under this order you
must endorse on the order a statement of the date, time and place you
executed the order and the results of the execution, including how the
proceeds of the sale are to be distributed.
Issued at Darwin in the Northern Territory
Date: ___________________
______________________
DIRECTOR
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
-- 24 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 23
THIS ORDER IS VALID FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS FROM DATE OF
ISSUE
BAILIFF FIELD REPORT
Bailiff: _____________________ Date received by Bailiff: _______________
Order not executed – details of attempt(s).
Date Time Place Result
Order executed
Date Time Place Result How
Proceeds
distributed
I certify that this is a true and accurate record of action taken on this order.
_________________________________
(Bailiff)
-- 25 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 24
FORM 5
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Garnishee Order – Attachment of Debt
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
section 72(1)(a)
regulation 17(6)(a)
Name:
Address:
Reference Number:
Date of Order:
Amount Owing:
Costs of this Order:
TOTAL OWING:
TO THE GARNISHEE:
At:
The Fines Recovery Unit has issued the above enforcement order(s) against
the above fine defaulter. The fine defaulter has failed to comply with the
order(s) and $_____________ remains outstanding.
THE FINES RECOVERY UNIT ORDERS THAT:
1. The Garnishee immediately pays to the Fines Recovery Unit –
(a) the sum of $__________ from the debt(s) due from the
garnishee to the fine defaulter; or
(b) if the amount of the debt(s) due from the garnishee to the fine
defaulter is not sufficient to satisfy the order in full – the whole
amount that is due to the fine defaulter.
2. In default of payment action may be taken against the
garnishee.
Issued at Darwin in the Northern Territory
On the __________________
_________________________________
DIRECTOR
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Do not ignore this notice. If you do not understand this notice or need help
contact the Fines Recovery Unit, a legal practitioner or your local legal aid
office.
-- 26 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 25
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
Fines Recovery Unit Reference Number: _____________
Fine Defaulter: _________________________________________________
Type of process served: Garnishee Order (Debt due)
Name of Deponent:_____________________________________________
Date affidavit made: ______________________
I,
(full name)
of
(address)
say on oath that I did at _ _ : _ _ a.m./p.m. on the _ _ / _ _ / _ _
serve
_________________________________________________________, the
fine defaulter, with this garnishee order by delivering a true copy of the order
personally to the fine defaulter at ___________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
I identified the fine defaulter as follows:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Made at [place] ________________ on [date] ________________
By [signature of deponent] _______________________________________
Witnessed by
Signature ______________________________________
Justice of the peace / commissioner for oaths
Name ______________________________________
Address or phone no. ______________________________________
-- 27 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 26
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
Fines Recovery Unit Reference Number: _____________
Garnishee: ____________________________________________________
Type of process served: Garnishee Order (Debt due)
Name of Deponent: _____________________________________________
Date Sworn/Affirmed: ______________________
I,
(full name)
of
(address)
say on oath that I did at _ _ : _ _ a.m./p.m. on the _ _ / _ _ / _ _
serve ________________________________________________________,
the garnishee, with this garnishee order by delivering a true copy of the order
*personally to the garnishee/to a person in the employ of the garnishee*/to the
registered office of the garnishee* at ________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
I identified the *garnishee/person in the employ of the garnishee* as
follows:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Made at [place] ________________ on [date] ________________
By [signature of deponent] _______________________________________
Witnessed by
Signature ______________________________________
Justice of the peace / commissioner for oaths
Name ______________________________________
Address or phone no. ______________________________________
-- 28 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 27
FORM 6
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Garnishee Order – Continuous Attachment of Wages or Salary
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
section 72(1)(b)
regulation 17(6)(b)
Name:
Address:
Reference Number:
Date of Order:
Amount Owing:
Costs of this Order:
TOTAL OWING:
To the EMPLOYER:
At:
The Fines Recovery Unit has issued the above enforcement order(s) against
the above fine defaulter.
The fine defaulter is employed by you/your organisation and is a person
to whom earnings are payable or are likely to become payable by
you/your organisation.
THE FINES RECOVERY UNIT ORDERS THAT:
1. The employer must, for the purpose of securing payment of the
outstanding enforcement orders, while the fine defaulter is employed by that
employer, or until this order ceases to have effect, make deductions out of the
net earnings of the fine defaulter.
2. * The protected earnings are 80% of the net earnings in respect of each
payday.
3. * The appropriate deduction is $________/_______% of the net earnings
in respect of each payday.
4. Subject to paragraph 6, on each pay-day that the net earnings are in
excess of the protected earnings specified in paragraph 2, the employer may
first pay to himself or herself, out of that excess, $(monetary amount) for the
administrative costs of complying with this order.
-- 29 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 28
5. Subject to paragraph 6, following payment of the administrative costs in
accordance with paragraph 4, the employer must pay to the Fines Recovery
Unit, out of the remaining excess, the appropriate deduction specified in
paragraph 3.
6. If on a pay-day the amount of net earnings in excess of the protected
earnings is insufficient to allow for payment in full of the administrative costs
or appropriate deduction, on that pay-day the employer may first pay as much
as the excess allows towards the administrative costs, must then pay as much
as the excess allows towards the appropriate deduction, and must pay the
deficit in accordance with paragraph 7.
7. If on a pay-day, after payment of the administrative costs and
appropriate deduction in full, the net earnings remain in excess of the
protected earnings, the employer must pay from that excess as much of the
total deficit from previous pay-days as the excess allows, first towards the
outstanding administrative costs and then towards the outstanding appropriate
deductions.
Issued at Darwin in the Northern Territory
On the __________________
_________________________________
DIRECTOR
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
* Delete if inapplicable
NOTE: A Garnishee order comes into force at the end of 7 days after the day
on which the order is served on the employer.
NOTE: If the employer wilfully fails to comply with the garnishee order, the
Fines Recovery Unit may apply to the Local Court to have the order enforced
against the employer.
Do not ignore this notice. If you do not understand this notice or need help
contact the Fines Recovery Unit, a legal practitioner or your local legal aid
office.
NOTICE TO EMPLOYER
The garnishee order served with this notice requires you to deduct from the
net earnings payable to the fine defaulter as your employee, on each pay-day
until the order is discharged or suspended, the amount referred to in the order
as the appropriate deduction, and to pay that amount to the Fines Recovery
Unit.
-- 30 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 29
EARNINGS AND DEDUCTIONS
earnings means money payable to a fine defaulter by way of:
(a) wages or salary, including fees, bonuses, commission, pay in
lieu of leave or retirement benefit, overtime pay or other profits
arising from the fine defaulter’s office or employment; or
(b) a pension, including:
(i) an annuity for past services whether or not the services
were rendered to the person paying the annuity; and
(ii) periodic payments of compensation for the loss, abolition
or relinquishment of, or a reduction in profits arising
from, an office or employment, but does not include a
pension under the Social Security Act 1991 of the
Commonwealth or the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
of the Commonwealth;
net earnings means the earnings payable to a fine defaulter on a pay-day
after the deduction of:
(a) tax instalments under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of
the Commonwealth; and
(b) superannuation contributions under the Superannuation
Act 1986 of the Commonwealth;
appropriate deduction means the amount that the Fines Recovery Unit
considers to be:
(a) a reasonable deduction from the net earnings; and
(b) not more than is necessary to pay the amount owing within a
reasonable time after an attachment of earnings order is made.
protected earnings means the amount of the net earnings below which the
Fines Recovery Unit considers it unreasonable for the earnings to be reduced
by a payment to the Fines Recovery Unit, having regard to the resources and
needs of the fine defaulter and of any other person for whom the fine defaulter
provides or reasonably may provide.
NOTICE TO EMPLOYER
You are required to give the fine defaulter a notice specifying particulars of the
payments made by you under the garnishee order, including the payment for
your administrative costs in respect of the order.
NOTICE IF YOU ARE NOT THE EMPLOYER
You must promptly advise the Director of the Fines Recovery Unit:
(a) if you are not the employer of the fine defaulter; or
-- 31 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 30
(b) if you are now the employer of the fine defaulter but later cease
to employ the fine defaulter – after you cease to be the
employer.
EMPLOYEE NOT TO BE DISMISSED OR PREJUDICED
A person who dismisses an employee, injures an employee in his or her
employment or alters an employee's position to his or her prejudice because a
garnishee order has been made, or because the person is required to make
payments under the order in relation to the employee, may be dealt with as for
contempt of court.
Dated:
__________________________________
DIRECTOR
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Do not ignore this notice. If you do not understand this notice or need help
contact the Fines Recovery Unit, a legal practitioner or your local legal aid
office.
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
Fines Recovery Unit Reference Number: _____________
Fine Defaulter:_________________________________________________
Type of process served: Garnishee Order (Attachment of wages or salary)
Name of Deponent: ____________________________________________
Date affidavit made: ______________________
I,
(full name)
of
(address)
say on oath that I did at _ _ : _ _ a.m./p.m. on the _ _ / _ _ / _ _
-- 32 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 31
serve ________________________________________________________,
the fine defaulter, with this garnishee order by delivering a true copy of the
order personally to the fine defaulter at
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
I identified the fine defaulter as follows:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Made at [place] ________________ on [date] ________________
By [signature of deponent] _______________________________________
Witnessed by
Signature ______________________________________
Justice of the peace / commissioner for oaths
Name ______________________________________
Address or phone no. ______________________________________
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
Fines Recovery Unit Reference Number: _____________
Employer: ____________________________________________________
Type of process served: Garnishee Order (Attachment of wages or salary)
Name of Deponent: ____________________________________________
Date Sworn/Affirmed: ______________________
I,
(full name)
of
(address)
say on oath that I did at _ _ : _ _ a.m./p.m. on the _ _ / _ _ / _ _
serve ________________________________________________________,
the employer, with this garnishee order by delivering a true copy of the order
*personally to the employer/to a person in the employ of the employer*/to the
registered office of the employer* at _________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
-- 33 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 32
I identified the *employer/person in the employ of the employer* as follows:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Made at [place] ________________ on [date] ________________
By [signature of deponent] _______________________________________
Witnessed by
Signature ______________________________________
Justice of the peace / commissioner for oaths
Name ______________________________________
Address or phone no. ______________________________________
-- 34 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 33
FORM 7
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Community Work Order
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
section 77
regulation 17(7)
Name:
Address:
Date of Birth:
Reference Number:
Date of Order:
Amount Owing:
Costs of this Order:
TOTAL OWING:
HOURS OF WORK TO
BE PERFORMED:
The enforcement order referred to above, made in relation to you, has not
been satisfied and I believe that enforcement action under Division 8 of the
Act will not be effective in satisfying the order.
I now order you to attend at ______________________________________,
within 7 days of being served with this order to be assessed by the
Commissioner of Correctional Services as to your suitability to participate in
an approved project to work off the outstanding amount. If you are assessed
as suitable to participate, you will be provided with details of the work you are
to perform and your obligations under this order.
Community work reduces the amount owing at the rate of the monetary value
of 2 penalty units, being the equivalent of $(monetary value), for each 8 hours
of work performed. You may choose to pay part of the amount owing at any
stage and your work hours will be reduced accordingly. If you pay the
outstanding amount in full, you will not be required to perform any community
work.
-- 35 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 34
If you fail to attend at the specified place, or fail to comply with your
obligations under this order, the order will be revoked and a warrant may
issue for your arrest. If you cannot pay the full amount outstanding, you will
serve a day in custody for every $(monetary amount), being the equivalent of
2 penalty units, owed (or part thereof).
Date issued: ____________________
_______________________
DIRECTOR, FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Do not ignore this order. If you do not understand it or need help contact the
Fines Recovery Unit, a legal practitioner or your local legal aid office.
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
Fines Recovery Unit Reference Number: _____________
Fine Defaulter: _________________________________________________
Type of Process Served: Community work order
Name of Deponent: _____________________________________________
Date affidavit made: ______________________
I,
(full name)
of
(address)
say on oath that I did at _ _ : _ _ a.m./p.m. on the _ _ / _ _ / _ _
serve the fine defaulter ______________________________________
with this community work order by delivering a true copy of the community
work order personally to the fine defaulter at __________________________
______________________________________________________________
I identified the fine defaulter as follows:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
I:
(a) confirmed the fine defaulter's name and date of
birth/approximate age; and
-- 36 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 35
(b) explained/caused to be explained to the fine defaulter in
language where and when he/she must
attend for assessment, and that if he/she fails to attend he/she
may be arrested and taken into the custody of the Commissioner
of Correctional Services,
and I am satisfied that he/she understood the explanations given.
Made at [place] ________________ on [date] ________________
By [signature of deponent] _______________________________________
Witnessed by
Signature ______________________________________
Justice of the peace / commissioner for oaths
Name ______________________________________
Address or phone no. ______________________________________
-- 37 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 36
FORM 8
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Revocation of Community Work Order
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
section 85
regulation 17(8)
Name:
Address:
Date of Birth:
Reference
Number:
Date of
Community Work
Order:
You are advised that the community work order made in relation to you on
________________ has been revoked. You must contact the Fines Recovery
Unit within 14 days of the date of this notice or a warrant may be issued for
your arrest.
If you cannot pay the full amount outstanding, upon arrest you will serve a day
in custody for every $(monetary amount), being the equivalent of 2 penalty
units, owed (or part thereof).
Date issued: ____________________
_______________________
DIRECTOR
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
NOTE: If you do not contact the Fines Recovery Unit within 14 days of the
date of issue of this notice, the Director may issue a warrant for your arrest.
Do not ignore this order. If you do not understand it or need help contact the
Fines Recovery Unit, a legal practitioner or your local legal aid office.
-- 38 of 46 --
Schedule 5
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 37
FORM 9
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
FINES RECOVERY UNIT
Warrant of Commitment
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
section 86
regulation 17(9)
TO: ALL NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE OFFICERS and THE
COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Name:
Address:
Date of Birth:
Enforcement Order:
Date of Order:
Amount Owing:
Costs of this Warrant:
TOTAL OWING:
PERIOD OF
IMPRISONMENT:
The above fine defaulter having had a community work order revoked under
Part 5 of Division 9 of the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act and the amount
of $ _______________ being still outstanding –
Northern Territory Police Officers are ordered to convey the fine defaulter
to the nearest custodial correctional facility and deliver the fine defaulter to the
General Manager of the facility; and
The Commissioner of Correctional Services must receive the fine
defaulter into the Commissioner's custody and keep the fine defaulter for the
period of _____________ days unless the relevant outstanding amount is
sooner paid.
Issued at Darwin in the Northern Territory
On the: ____________________
_______________________
DIRECTOR, FINES RECOVERY UNIT
PAYMENT ENDORSEMENT
Date of Payment: Amount: Receipt No.: Signature:
Money to Fines Recovery Unit on:
-- 39 of 46 --
ENDNOTES
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 38
ENDNOTES
1 KEY Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations (SL No. 54, 2001)
Notified 19 December 2001
Commenced 1 January 2002 (r 2, s 2 Fines and Penalties (Recovery)
Act 2001 (Act No. 59, 2001) and Gaz G50,
19 December 2001, p 3)
Statute Law Revision (Financial Provisions) Act 2002 (Act No. 38, 2002)
Assent date 13 September 2002
Commenced 30 October 2002 (Gaz G43, 30 October 2002, p 3)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SL No. 18, 2005)
Notified 31 May 2005
Commenced 31 May 2005
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Agvet Chemicals Act) Regulations 2005
(SL No. 19, 2005)
Notified 31 May 2005
Commenced 31 May 2005
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2005 (SL No. 46, 2005)
Notified 9 November 2005
Commenced 9 November 2005
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Liquor Act) Regulations 2006 (SL No. 20,
2006)
Notified 14 June 2006
Commenced 14 June 2006
Courts Legislation Amendment (Revenue Units) Regulations 2006 (SL No. 36, 2006)
Notified 8 November 2006
Commenced 8 November 2006
-- 40 of 46 --
ENDNOTES
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 39
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Weeds Management) Regulations 2006
(SL No. 42, 2006)
Notified 20 December 2006
Commenced 20 December 2006
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation)
Regulations 2006 (SL No. 43, 2006)
Notified 20 December 2006
Commenced 20 December 2006
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Radiation Protection) Regulations 2007
(SL No. 18, 2007)
Notified 1 August 2007
Commenced 1 August 2007
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Business Names) Regulations 2007 (SL
No. 26, 2007)
Notified 22 August 2007
Commenced 22 August 2007
Law Reform (Work Health) Amendment Act 2007 (Act No. 30, 2007)
Assent date 12 December 2007
Commenced 1 July 2008 (Gaz S29, 25 June 2008)
Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2008 (Act No. 27, 2008)
Assent date 17 October 2008
Commenced pt 2, div 3: 1 January 2006; rem: 17 October 2008 (s 2)
Livestock Act 2008 (Act No. 36, 2008)
Assent date 8 December 2008
Commenced 1 September 2009 (Gaz G34, 26 August 2009, p 3)
Fees and Charges Amendment Regulations 2009 (SL No. 34, 2009)
Notified 14 December 2009
Commenced 1 January 2010 (r 2)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Darwin Waterfront Corporation)
Regulations 2010 (SL No. 16, 2010)
Notified 28 July 2010
Commenced 28 July 2010
Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act
2010 (Act No. 32, 2010)
Assent date 9 September 2010
Commenced 31 March 2011 (Gaz G13, 30 March 2011, p 14)
Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40,
2010)
Assent date 18 November 2010
Commenced 1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations
Act 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011,
p 4)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Environment Protection)
Regulations 2011 (SL No. 8, 2011)
Notified 13 April 2011
Commenced 13 April 2011
-- 41 of 46 --
ENDNOTES
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 40
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Plant Health) Regulations 2011 (SL No. 16,
2011)
Notified 18 May 2011
Commenced 18 May 2011
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Control of Roads) Regulations 2011 (SL
No. 17, 2011)
Notified 18 May 2011
Commenced 18 May 2011
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Education) Regulations 2011 (SL No. 18,
2011)
Notified 18 May 2011
Commenced 18 May 2011
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2011 (Act
No. 38, 2011)
Assent date 14 December 2011
Commenced 1 January 2012 (Gaz S78, 30 December 2011)
Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011 (Act No. 41, 2011)
Assent date 21 December 2011
Commenced 21 December 2011
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (Act
No. 43, 2011)
Assent date 21 December 2011
Commenced 1 March 2012 (Gaz S9, 21 February 2011)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Housing) Regulations 2012 (SL
No. 9, 2012)
Notified 28 March 2012
Commenced 28 March 2012
Business Names (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2012 (Act No. 8,
2012)
Assent date 27 April 2012
Commenced pts 3 and 4: 28 May 2012 (Cth proclamation F2012L00891:
19 April 2012) ; rem: 27 April 2012 (s 2)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Mining Management) Regulations 2012
(SL No. 23, 2012)
Notified 28 June 2012
Commenced 28 June 2012
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Caravan Parks) Regulations 2012 (SL
No. 29, 2012)
Notified 3 August 2012
Commenced 3 August 2012
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Firearms) Regulations 2013 (SL
No. 2, 2013)
Notified 20 March 2013
Commenced 20 March 2013
-- 42 of 46 --
ENDNOTES
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 41
Fees and Charges (Attorney-General and Justice Portfolio) Amendment
Regulations 2013 (SL No. 27, 2013)
Notified 28 June 2013
Commenced 1 July 2013 (r 2)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Charles Darwin University Site and Traffic
By-laws) Regulations 2013 (No. 43, 2013)
Notified 19 December 2013
Commenced 19 December 2013
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2014 (No. 9, 2014)
Notified 16 April 2014
Commenced r 4(1):1 May 2014 (r 2(1), r 2 Medicines, Poisons and
Therapeutic Goods Regulations (SL No. 10, 2014), s 2
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 (Act
No. 13, 2012) and Gaz S22, 30 April 2014, p 12);
r 4(2): 1 July 2014 (r 2(2) and r 2 Public and Environmental
Health Regulations)
Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27,
2014)
Assent date 4 September 2014
Commenced 9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2)
Marine (General) Amendment Regulations 2015 (No. 5, 2015)
Notified 1 May 2015
Commenced 1 May 2015
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 24, 2015)
Assent date 18 September 2015
Commenced 6 October 2015 (Gaz S100, 6 October 2015)
Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (Gaz S, 29 April 2016)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2016 (No. 25, 2016)
Notified 20 May 2016
Commenced 20 May 2016
Bushfires Management Act 2016 (Act No. 14, 2016)
Assent date 7 June 2016
Commenced 1 November 2016 (Gaz S111, 27 October 2016, p 1)
Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)
Assent date 10 March 2017
Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)
-- 43 of 46 --
ENDNOTES
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 42
Animal Protection Act 2018 (Act No. 25, 2018)
Assent date 22 November 2018
Commenced 2021 (Gaz , 2020, p )
Amending Legislation
Animal Protection Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 19, 2022)
Assent date 12 September 2022
Commenced 13 September 2022 (s 2)
Water Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 29, 2018)
Assent date 4 December 2018
Commenced 31 December 2018 (Gaz S107, 17 December 2018)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2019 (No. 1, 2019)
Notified 6 March 2019
Commenced 6 March 2019
Liquor Act 2019 (Act No. 29, 2019)
Assent date 3 September 2019
Commenced 1 October 2019 (Gaz G39, 25 September 2019, p 2)
Environment Protection Act 2019 (Act No. 31, 2019)
Assent date 9 October 2019
Commenced 28 June 2020 (Gaz G17, 29 April 2020, p 2)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2019 (Act No. 33, 2019)
Assent date 6 November 2019
Commenced pts 2 and 3: 11 December 2019 (Gaz G50,
11 December 2019, p 2); rem: 7 November 2019 (s 2)
Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)
Assent date 13 December 2019
Commenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,
30 June 2021)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date 19 November 2020
Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)
Local Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)
Assent date 25 May 2021
Commenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)
Sex Industry Act 2019 (Act No. 40, 2019)
Assent date 13 December 2019
Commenced 12 June 2020 (Gaz S35, 11 June 2020)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2020 (No. 25, 2020)
Notified 31 July 2020
Commenced 31 July 2020 (r 2, s 2 Planning Amendment Act 2020 (Act
No. 19, 2020) and Gaz G30, 29 July 2020, p 1)
-- 44 of 46 --
ENDNOTES
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 43
Statute Law Revision Act 2023 (Act No. 4, 2023)
Assent date 2 March 2023
Commenced 3 March 2023 (s 2)
Police Legislation Further Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 18, 2023)
Assent date 17 August 2023
Commenced 21 September 2023 (Gaz S67, 20 September 2023)
Legacy Mines Remediation Act 2023 (Act No. 35, 2023)
Assent date 6 December 2023
Commenced 1 July 2024 (Gaz G10, 9 May 2024, p 1)
Racing and Wagering Act 2024 (Act No. 8, 2024)
Assent date 9 April 2024
Commenced 1 July 2024 (Gaz G13, 20 June 2024, p 1)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 23, 2024)
Assent date 9 December 2024
Commenced 10 December 2024 (s 2 and s 2 Fines and Penalties
(Recovery) Amendment (Validation) Act 2024 (Act No. 22,
2024)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2026 (No. 9, 2026)
Date made 17 April 2026
Commenced 18 April 2026 (r 2 and r 2 Price Exploitation Regulations 2026
(SL No. 8, 2026))
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 11B and 11C and Sch 1
and 5.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
r 4 amd Act No. 27, 2008, s 26
r 5 amd No. 36, 2006, r 3; No. 27, 2013, r 11
r 6 sub Act No. 23, 2024, s 28
r 7 amd Act No. 23, 2024, s 29
r 8 amd Act No. 9, 2016, 105
sub Act No. 23, 2024, s 30
r 11 sub Act No. 23, 2024, s 31
r 11A ins Act No. 24, 2015, s 25
rr 11B – 11C ins Act No. 9, 2016, 106
amd Act No. 4, 2017, s 34
r 13 amd Act No. 24, 2015, s 26
r 14 amd Act No. 43, 2011, s 30; No. 25, 2016, r 3
r 15 amd Act No. 43, 2011, s 31
sch 1 amd No. 18, 2005, r 3; No. 19, 2005, r 3; No. 46, 2005, r 3; No. 20, 2006, r 3;
No. 42, 2006, r 3; No. 43, 2006, r 3; No. 18, 2007, r 3; No. 26, 2007, r 3; Act
No. 30, 2007, s 59; Act No. 36, 2008, s 151; No. 16, 2010, r 3; Act No. 32,
2010, s 155; No. 8, 2011, r 3; No. 16, 2011, r 3; No. 17, 2011, r 3; No. 18,
2011, r 3; Act No. 38, 2011, s 31; Act No. 41, 2011, s 201; No. 9, 2012, r 3;
Act No. 8, 2012, s 30; No. 23, 2012, r 3; No. 29, 2012, r 3; No. 2, 2013, r 3;
-- 45 of 46 --
ENDNOTES
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 44
No. 43, 2013, r 3; No. 9, 2014, r 4(1); No. 9, 2014, r 4(2); No. 5, 2015, r 11;
No. 25, 2016, r 4; Act No. 14, 2016, s 120; Act No. 29, 2018, s 63; No. 1,
2019, r 4; Act No. 29, 2019, s 348; Act No. 40, 2019, s 36; Act No. 31, 2019,
s 333; No. 25, 2020, r 4; Act No. 39, 2019, s 370; Act No. 25, 2018, s 130;
Act No. 4, 2023, s 13; Act No. 18, 2023, s 18; Act No. 35, 2023, s 35; Act
No. 8, 2024, s 324; No. 9, 2026, r 4
sch 2 sub No. 25, 2016, r 5
sch 3 amd No. 36, 2006, r 4; No. 34, 2009, r 10; No. 27, 2013, r 11
sub Act No. 24, 2015, s 27; Act No. 23, 2024, s 32
sch 4A ins No. 25, 2016, r 6
sch 5 amd Act No. 38, 2002, s 7; No. 36, 2006, r 5; Act No. 40, 2010, s 128; Act
No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 9, 2016, s 107; No. 25, 2016, rr 7 – 8; Act No. 14,
2016, s 107
-- 46 of 46 --