PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 72
Performance of community service to be credited against fine
PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 72
Performance of community service to be credited against fine
72 Performance of community service to be credited against fine
(1) If an offender performs community service under a fine option order, the
amount of the fine is to be reduced by an amount that bears to the amount of
the fine, as nearly as possible, the same proportion that the number of hours
of community service performed by the offender under the order bears to the
number of hours of community service that the offender is required to perform
under the order.
(2) For the purposes of section 186, an amount credited
against the amount of a fine under subsection (1) is taken to be payment of an
amount in part satisfaction of a court order.
