SENTENCING ACT 1991 - SECT 69E Orders of court in relation to fine default on arrest

SENTENCING ACT 1991 - SECT 69E

    (1)     Subject to section 69F, the court which sentenced a natural person may make an order under section 69G or 69H, as applicable, in relation to the person if—

        (a)     the person is arrested on a warrant under Division 4 and brought before the court; and

        (b)     the court is satisfied by—

S. 69E(1)(b)(i) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 115.2).

              (i)     evidence on oath or by affirmation or by affidavit; or

              (ii)     by the admission of the offender; or

              (iii)     from an examination of the records of the court or of a certificate purporting to contain an extract of those records and purporting to be signed by the officer of the court with custody of those records—

that the offender has defaulted in the payment of a fine or of any instalment under an instalment order.

    (2)     For the purposes of this section, a person defaults in the payment of a fine or instalment if the payment is not made by the end of 28 days after the due date for payment.

S. 69F inserted by No. 32/2013 s. 47 (as amended by No. 77/2013 ss 45, 48.