1992—No. 594 (NSW)

1992—No. 594

JUSTICES ACT 1902—REGULATION

(Relating to the “cut-out” rate for fine defaulters and to fees payable in

proceedings before Justices)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 135 of 13 November 1982]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Justices Act 1902, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

WAYNE MERTON,

Minister for Justice

and Minister for Emergency Services.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 1 December 1992.

Amendments

2. The Justices (General) Regulation 1992 is amended:

(a) by omitting clause 8 and by inserting instead the following clause: “Cut-out” rate for fine defaulters

8. For the purposes of the definition of “prescribed unit” in

section 87 (3) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $100.

(b)	by omitting from item 1 of Schedule 1 the words “under section 21, 52 or 53 of the Act”;
(c)	by omitting from item 2 of Schedule 1 the words “under the Act”;
(d)	by omitting from item 11 of Schedule 1 the words “, under section 78A of the Act,”.

1992—No. 594

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Regulation is to amend the Justices (General) Regulation

1992 so as:

(a)	to raise (from $50 to $100) the rate at which fine defaulters “cut out” their fines as a consequence of being imprisoned under section 87 of the Justices Act 1902; and
(b)	to ensure that the fees prescribed by the Regulation apply to all informations, complaints and applications heard before a Justice under that Act.