CONFISCATION ACT 1997 - SECT 62 Discharge of pecuniary penalty order

CONFISCATION ACT 1997 - SECT 62

    (1)     A pecuniary penalty order under this Division is discharged—

S. 62(1)(a) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 23.46).

        (a)     if the conviction in reliance on which the order was made is subsequently set aside; or

        (b)     if—

              (i)     in reliance on the deemed conviction of a person under section 4(1)(d) , a pecuniary penalty order has been made under this Division against the person; and

S. 62(1)(b)(ii) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 25.8).

              (ii)     after the making of the order, the person surrenders to a police officer or is found or becomes for any other reason amenable to justice; and

              (iii)     the person is acquitted, on appeal or otherwise; or

        (c)     if it is discharged by the court which hears an appeal against it under section 142; or

        (d)     if the pecuniary penalty is paid.

S. 62(1A) inserted by No. 68/2010 s. 20.

    (1A)     Property forfeited to the Minister under this Act must not be taken into account in determining whether a pecuniary penalty order is discharged.

S. 62(2) amended by No. 43/1998

s. 39(c).

    (2)     If a pecuniary penalty order is registered under the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, notice of the discharge of that order must be given as prescribed by the rules of the Supreme Court.

Pt 8 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 63–66) amended by Nos 43/1998 ss 22, 23, 36(v), 39(d), 54/2000 s. 25(2), 87/2004 s. 19(e)–(i), 42/2007 s. 18(Sch. item 18), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 23.47–23.52), 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 9.3), repealed by No. 68/2010 s. 53.

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