❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks about the calculation and payment of warrants of commitment for outstanding fines. The Attorney General confirms the calculation method and the possibility of third-party payment for release.
AnsweredQoN 1197Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
WARRANTS OF COMMITMENT
1197. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
Attorney General:
I refer to warrants
of commitment.
(1) Is there a statutory period of time to
be served in prison calculated according to the amount of the fine outstanding?
(2) If yes to (1),
what is it?
(3) If no to (1), how is the length of time
to be served in custody by the offender calculated in terms of hours or days to
be incarcerated?
(4) Can anyone else
offer to pay the offender's fine?
(5) If yes to (4),
will that mean the immediate release of the fine defaulter?
(6) If no to (4),
why not?
1197. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
Attorney General:
I refer to warrants
of commitment.
(1) Is there a statutory period of time to
be served in prison calculated according to the amount of the fine outstanding?
(2) If yes to (1),
what is it?
(3) If no to (1), how is the length of time
to be served in custody by the offender calculated in terms of hours or days to
be incarcerated?
(4) Can anyone else
offer to pay the offender's fine?
(5) If yes to (4),
will that mean the immediate release of the fine defaulter?
(6) If no to (4),
why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes, there is, in section 53 of the
Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994.
(2) The amount is $250 a day, as prescribed
by regulation 6BAA of the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement
Regulations 1994.
(3) Not applicable.
(4)–(5) Yes.
(6) Not applicable.
(1) Yes, there is, in section 53 of the
Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994.
(2) The amount is $250 a day, as prescribed
by regulation 6BAA of the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement
Regulations 1994.
(3) Not applicable.
(4)–(5) Yes.
(6) Not applicable.
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