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FINES ACT 1996 - SECT 4
Meaning of "fine"
4 Meaning of "fine"
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a
"fine" is-- (a) any monetary penalty imposed by a court for an offence
(including a fine to which Part 7 of the Service and Execution of Process Act
1992 of the Commonwealth applies, subject to that Part), or
(a1) any monetary
penalty imposed by a court for contempt of court, or
(b) any amount payable
under a penalty notice enforcement order, or
(c) any court fees or charges
payable by a person under an order made by a court in
proceedings for an offence, or
(d) any victims support levy, or
(d1) any
court costs levy payable under section 211A of the Criminal Procedure Act
1986 in proceedings for an offence, or
(e) any witnesses' expenses payable by
a person under an order made by a court in proceedings for an offence that
were brought by a law enforcement officer, or
(f) any costs (including
expenses or disbursements) payable by a person under an order made by a court
in proceedings for an offence that were brought by a law enforcement officer,
or
(g) any other amount of a kind prescribed by the regulations.
(2)
However, a
"fine" does not include any amount of a kind excluded by the regulations.
(2A) For the purposes of this Act-- (a) a victims support levy is taken to be
a fine imposed by the court by which the person liable to pay the levy was
convicted, and
(b) a court costs levy payable under section 211A of the
Criminal Procedure Act 1986 is taken to be a fine imposed by the court by
which the person liable to pay the court costs levy was convicted or found
guilty.
(3) In this section,
"proceedings for an offence" includes-- (a) proceedings for an apprehended
violence order, and
(b) proceedings on appeal in respect of
proceedings for an offence.
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