New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FINES ACT 1996 - SECT 16

16 Enforcement costs under order

(1) The regulations may prescribe the enforcement costs payable under a court fine enforcement order and an amount is not payable for enforcement costs unless it is so prescribed, or is payable under section 76A (Sheriff’s additional costs of taking enforcement action under this Division).

(2) The following applies to any such enforcement costs:

(a) an amount may be prescribed as the enforcement costs payable to the State Debt Recovery Office on the making of the order,

(b) an amount may be prescribed as the enforcement costs payable to the Roads and Traffic Authority if any enforcement action is taken by that Authority under Division 3 of Part 4 before payment is made under the order,

(c) an amount may be prescribed as the enforcement costs payable into the Consolidated Fund if any enforcement action is taken by the Sheriff or other official under Division 4 of Part 4 before payment is made under the order.

(3) Any amount recovered in consequence of the making of a court fine enforcement order is to be applied firstly towards enforcement costs payable under this section or section 76A and the balance towards the amount payable under the fine.