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Legislation aims to reform fines enforcement, addressing disproportionate imprisonment of vulnerable individuals, especially Indigenous Australians, for unpaid fines.
🟡 Medium · Bill Second Reading14 November 2019 · 22,218 words
Fines enforcement amendment seeks to reduce imprisonment for unpaid fines, disproportionately affect
The bill aims to reduce imprisonment for fine defaults and reform the fines enforcement system.
“In fact, the imprisonment of people for unpaid fines is, in my view, a failure of our justice system.”
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Members who spoke
Millman, Mr SimonButi, Dr TonyStojkovski, Mrs JessicaPunch, Mr DonaldRowe, Ms CassandraFreeman, Ms JanineO'Donnell, Mr KyranHoney, Dr David
Topics
criminal justicefines enforcementIndigenous Australianspovertyimprisonment
Legislation Referenced
Bills
FINES, PENALTIES AND INFRINGEMENT NOTICES ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2019
· 14 November 2019
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