Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sentencing Act 1991 - SECT 48

Part payment of fine to reduce community service in default

48. Part payment of fine to reduce community service in default



(1) In this section community-based order means a community-based order made
under Division 4 in default of payment of a fine or an instalment under an
instalment order.

(2) If at any time while a community-based order is in force part of the
amount then remaining unpaid is paid, in accordance with the regulations, to a
community corrections officer by or on behalf of the person required to
perform unpaid community work, the number of hours of work which the person is
required to perform must be reduced by the number of hours bearing as nearly
as possible the same proportion to the total number of hours as the amount
paid bears to the whole amount in respect of which the order was made.

Division 4-Fines