Non-payment of prosecutorial fine
Section 22: Failure to pay prosecutorial fine
This section details the process to be undertaken if a prosecutorial fine is unpaid when the 28 day period allowed for payment has elapsed. In this case the fine is increased by 50% and the total amount is pursued as a court fine. Only the fine and offender levy elements are increased, the compensation element (if any) is not.
Section 23: Registration certificates
This section requires a prosecutor to raise a certificate of registration to allow a defaulted fine to be pursued by a fines clerk.
Section 24: Registration of sum payable in default
This section allows enforcement of the defaulted fine through existing court mechanisms.
Section 25: Challenge to notice of registration
This section allows an alleged offender to challenge the issue of a prosecutorial fine on the basis of mistaken identity.
Section 26: Setting aside of sum enforceable under section 24
This section allows a court to set aside the sum imposed by a prosecutorial fine and declare the disposal void.
