Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Infringements Act 2006 - SECT 43

Functions of Secretary under this Part

43. Functions of Secretary under this Part

The functions of the Secretary under this Part in establishing and maintaining
a central payment plan facility are-

   (a)  to manage the payment of infringement penalties and prescribed costs
        in respect of infringement offences by payment plans for natural
        persons referred to the Secretary under this Part by an enforcement
        agency; and

   (b)  to ensure that all infringement penalties and prescribed costs in
        respect of infringement offences owed by a person to whom a payment
        plan applies which are referred by an enforcement agency to the
        Secretary for management by a payment plan, are accommodated in one
        payment plan managed by the Secretary; and

   (c)  to apply the payments received under a payment plan in order of
        priority so that the infringement penalties and prescribed costs in
        relation to the oldest infringement notice to which the penalties and
        costs under the payment plan relate are paid out first.