Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SERVICE AND EXECUTION OF PROCESS ACT 1992 - SECT 110

             (1)  In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

"clerk" , in relation to a court, means the clerk or other proper officer of the court.

"court" means a court of a State having jurisdiction in relation to the summary trial of all or any offences under the law of the State.

"discharged" , in relation to a fine or part of a fine, means discharged because of a payment, remission or pardon, or otherwise.

"enforcement officer" means:

                     (a)  a police officer; or

                     (b)  in relation to a State prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph--the Sheriff, or a Sheriff's officer, of the State; or

                     (c)  in relation to a State prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph--a bailiff of the State.

"fine" means a pecuniary penalty imposed by a court for an offence against a law of the Commonwealth (other than a revenue law) or of a State, together with any amount (including an amount of costs, compensation or revenue charges) that the person on whom the fine was imposed was ordered to pay by the court in the proceedings in which the fine was imposed.

"police officer" means a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or a member of the police force of a State.

"revenue law" means a law of the Commonwealth relating to taxation (including duties) that contains special provisions with respect to imprisonment for non-payment of penalties.

"warrant of apprehension" means a warrant issued under section 112 for the apprehension of a person.

"warrant of commitment" means a warrant issued under section 117 for the commitment of a person to prison.

             (2)  A reference in this Part to a fine, in relation to a fine in respect of part only of which a warrant of apprehension has been issued, is a reference to that part only of the fine.