❓ Dr. Honey questions the timing of a fine registration with the Fines Enforcement Registry (FER) and the procedures in place at the time. The Attorney General's answer clarifies the automatic registration process and enforcement options available in 2015.
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I refer to the Health Department prosecution of Kingsfield Holdings in 2015, case number 1551131/2015, which resulted in a $10,000 fine, and I ask: (a) Could the Minister obtain an explanation as to why this case was registered with the Fines Enforcement Registry on 20th April 2015, being the same day as the case was concluded in the Fremantle Magistrates Court; and (b) What procedures were in place regarding the registration of fines with the Fines Enforcement Registry around April 2015?
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Answered
6 August 2024
Responded by
Minister for Attorney General
Response time
2 days
(a) Under Division 2 of the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994, a court fine is taken to be registered with the Fines Enforcement Registry (FER) at the time it is imposed.
Case number 1551131/2015 was dealt with in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia, Fremantle on 20 April 2015 and therefore registered electronically with the FER on the same date.
(b) In April 2015, court fines were referred to the FER as per the requirements of the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994.
In April 2015, matters could be registered for “Management” with the FER under the status “Enforce on Request”, meaning that enforcement action by the FER was only to commence if the Prosecuting Authority (the Department of Health) make a request for enforcement.
Case number 1551131/2015 was dealt with in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia, Fremantle on 20 April 2015 and therefore registered electronically with the FER on the same date.
(b) In April 2015, court fines were referred to the FER as per the requirements of the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994.
In April 2015, matters could be registered for “Management” with the FER under the status “Enforce on Request”, meaning that enforcement action by the FER was only to commence if the Prosecuting Authority (the Department of Health) make a request for enforcement.
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