The Law Handbook 2024

Index 1225 enforcement see infringements system final notice 97 legal advice 98 non-payment of penalty 97, 104, 114 notice of final demand 97, 101, 102, 114, 128 objections 648–9 official warning instead of 96 on review 98, 105, 111 options on receipt of 98–116 payment plan 98 penalty reminder notice 97, 101 procedure 97–8, 101 public order offences 96 public transport offences 96 registration with Fines Victoria 97 review see infringements system summary offences 96, 216 time limit for payment 97, 119 extension, application for 100 ways of receiving 97 withdrawal 105, 118 infringements system 96–130 administrative sanctions 112 advice 98 another driver, nomination of 98, 100, 107–8 appeal to County Court 128 appeal to Supreme Court 128 appearance in Magistrates’ Court 124 arrest 103, 116, 127 attachment of earnings/debts 114–15 cancellation of enforcement 112 cancellation of fine 105 car registration suspension 102, 112, 114, 116, 649, 650 charges over real property 115 children and young persons (CAYPINS) 40, 103, 118 community work permit (CWP) 98, 116 contacts 130 court fines 96, 125–8 dealing with 125–8 doing nothing about 128 infringement notices distinguished 96 overview of process 126 prisoners calling in 128 court proceedings 110, 119–25, 216 adjournment 123 charge and summons 120 disputing fine 110 enforcement warrant hearings 119, 122–4 open court hearings 119 penalties court may impose 123 refusal to withdraw fine 120 rehearing applications 123 types of hearings 119 COVID-19 related fines 117–18 children 117–18 concession scheme 117 inability to pay 117 criminal record 241 cyclists 660 detention of motor vehicle 102, 115 disputing fine 110 driver’s licence suspension 102, 112, 114, 649, 650 enforcement agency choosing to prosecute, 112 enforcement measures 98, 102, 114–16, 127 enforcement review 98, 101, 110–12 administrative sanctions 112 application for 98, 101, 105, 111, 119, 120 cancellation of application 111 cancellation of enforcement after 112 exceptional circumstances 107, 110 excluded offences 103, 110, 120 grounds other than special circumstances 110, 120 licence-loss infringements excluded 103, 110 medical report 112 online application 111 second application, entitlement to 111 special circumstances 96, 105–7, 110, 111, 121 unawareness of notice 110 enforcement warrant 98, 102, 103, 109, 114, 128 detention and immobilisation of vehicle 115 execution of 102, 103 hearings 119, 122–4 multiple warrants 114 not expiring 99 prisoners calling in 128 section 165 hearings 122–4 exceptional circumstances 104, 107, 110 execution of warrant 102 extension of time to pay 108 application for 100, 101, 108, 125 court fines 125 family violence 98, 101, 106, 112, 123 application to scheme 112–13 definition 106 scheme 98, 101, 102, 103, 106, 112–13 special circumstance 96, 106 final notice 97 financial counselling 98 fine conversion order (FCO) 127 fine default unpaid community work order (FDUCWO) 34, 123, 127 application for 127 breach of conditions 127 Fines Reform Act 2014 96 Fines Victoria 15, 97, 107, 111, 130, 649 advising of commencement of proceedings 112 application for extension from 100, 101, 108, 125 court fines, responsibility for 125 payment arrangement, application for 108–9 payment plan, negotiation with 108 registration with 97, 101, 101 foreign citizens 130 guidelines 97 homelessness 96, 106 definition 106 letter from caseworker 107 special circumstance 96, 106, 99 816 imprisonment 103, 123, 127 calling in fines 128 imprisonment in lieu (IIL) order 123 rehearing application where sentence of 123 time served scheme 128–30 infringement notice see infringement notice Infringements Act 2006 96 infringements covered by 96 instalment arrangement 108–9 instalment order 109, 128 application for 125 court fines 125 traffic offences 109 variation or cancellation, application for 125 intellectual disability and 105, 123, 816 internal review 100, 104–7 application for 98, 100 asylum seekers, options for 105 contrary to law 104 COVID-19 related fines 117 exceptional circumstances 104, 107 excluded offences 100, 103, 104 licence-loss infringements excluded 103 mistake of identity 104 procedure 105 refusal to withdraw fine after 120 special circumstances 104, 105–7 unawareness of notice 104 young people, options for 105 legal advice 98, 110 licence loss infringements 103, 104 Magistrates’ Court proceedings 17, 110, 119–25 enforcement agency choosing to prosecute, 112 registration with Fines Victoria, not possible after 110 mental illness and 105, 123, 816 mention date 121 motor vehicle detention and immobilisation 102, 115 removal of number plates 116 seizure and sale 102, 111, 115 suspension of registration 102, 112, 114, 116, 649, 650 wheel clamping 115 nomination of another driver 98, 100, 107–8 non-payment of penalty 97, 104, 114–16 court fines 128 notice of final demand 97, 101, 102, 114, 128 notice of hearing 121 notice of intention to sell land 115 notice of intention to sell vehicle 115 official warning 96, 111 replacing fine with 98, 105, 111 open court fines 123 open court hearings 119, 123 options 98–116 overview of process 99 payment arrangement 108–9 application for 108, 125 court fines 125 failure to comply 109 traffic offences 109 variation or cancellation, application for 125 payment of penalty 98, 100, 104 payment plan 98, 100, 104, 108 negotiation of 108 traffic offences 109 penalty enforcement warrant (PEW) hearings 122