Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery (Fee Notices) Variation Regulations 2020 (SA)

South Australia

Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery (Fee Notices) Variation Regulations 2020

under the Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Act 2017

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Regulations 2018

4            Revocation of regulation 7

5            Substitution of regulation 24

24          Exemptions from requirement to pay fees

6            Revocation of Schedule 2

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery (Fee Notices) Variation Regulations 2020.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on 1 July 2020.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Regulations 2018

4—Revocation of regulation 7

Regulation 7—delete the regulation

5—Substitution of regulation 24

Regulation 24—delete the regulation and substitute:

24—Exemptions from requirement to pay fees

(1)A person who satisfies the Chief Recovery Officer that the person is suffering financial hardship such that the person cannot pay—

(a)the fee required under section 15(1) of the Act to enter into a payment arrangement; or

(b)the fee to enter into an arrangement under section 20(1) of the Act,

is exempt from the obligation to pay the fee.

(2)A public sector agency (within the meaning of the Public Sector Act 2009) is exempt from the obligation to pay—

(a)the fee for the enforcement of an expiation notice under section 22(2) of the Act; and

(b)the fee on an application to revoke an enforcement determination under section 22(5)(b)(i) of the Act.

6—Revocation of Schedule 2

Schedule 2—delete the Schedule

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 4 June 2020

No 105 of 2020