Criminal Procedure Act 2011

Miscellaneous and transitional provisions - Miscellaneous provisions

383: Enforcement of fines

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If you get a fine from the District Court, the rules about enforcing fines are in Part 3 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957. If you get a fine from the High Court, the rules are in section 19 of the Crimes Act 1961. When the law talks about a fine, it means what is said in section 79 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

You need to know what the law says about fines so you understand what happens if you get one. The law has specific rules for the District Court and the High Court. These rules help you know what to expect if you get a fine.

The law also explains what a fine is, so you know what it means. This explanation is in section 79 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 and section 384 of this act. You can look at these sections to learn more about fines.

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Part 8Miscellaneous and transitional provisions
Miscellaneous provisions

383Enforcement of fines

  1. If the District Court imposes 1 or more fines, Part 3 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 applies.

  2. If the High Court imposes 1 or more fines, section 19 of the Crimes Act 1961 applies.

  3. In this section and section 384, fine has the meaning given to it in section 79 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

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  • 1947 No 16 s 28I
Notes
  • Section 383(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).