Meaning of eligible person
10AA Meaning of eligible person
In this Part, eligible person means a person—
served with an infringement notice or in respect of whom a collection and enforcement order in relation to an outstanding registered infringement fine has been made and registered under section 15E; and
in respect of whom at least one paragraph in subsection (2) applies.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the following paragraphs are specified—
the person has a mental or intellectual disability, disorder or illness;
the person has an addiction to drugs, alcohol or a volatile substance within the meaning of section 57 of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981;
the person is experiencing homelessness in accordance with the prescribed criteria (if any);
the person is experiencing acute financial hardship;
the person is the victim of family violence within the meaning of section 5 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008.
Note
The work and development permit guidelines made by the Attorney-General under section 10L specify the kind of circumstances that should apply to a person in order to satisfy the Director that the person is an eligible person.
S. 10A inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 6, amended by No. 17/2022 s. 29.
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