Fines Reform Act 2014

In this Act—

S. 3 def. of accredited agency substituted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(2)(a).

accredited agency means an organisation accredited under Part 2A to provide a work and development permit under that Part;

Example

A health practice is an example of an organisation that might apply to become an accredited agency.

S. 3 def. of accredited health practitioner substituted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(2)(b).

accredited health practitioner means a person who is a qualified health practitioner accredited under Part 2A to provide a work and development permit under that Part;

attachment of debts direction means a direction made under section 78;

attachment of debts threshold means the prescribed minimum amount for the purposes of an attachment of debts direction;

attachment of earnings direction means a direction made under section 65;

attachment of earnings threshold means the prescribed minimum amount for the purposes of an attachment of earnings direction;

S. 3 def. of authorised address inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 69(1).

authorised address means an address recorded in relation to a person in a register kept by a public statutory body (including, in relation to a director, alternate director or secretary of a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission) if by law that person or another person is required to notify that public statutory body of any change in that address;

S. 3 def. of bank repealed by No. 59/2017 s. 69(3)(a).

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S. 3 def. of child substituted by No. 32/2024 s. 830.

child means a person who is under 18 years of age at the time of the alleged commission of an infringement offence but does not include any person who is 19 years of age or over when—

Note

It is conclusively presumed that a child who is under 12 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 10 of the Youth Justice Act 2024.

S. 3 def. of collection and enforcement order inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 10(1).

collection and enforcement order means an order of a court made—

S. 3 def. of collection fee inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 69(1).

collection fee means the fee prescribed under section 23(3);

S. 3 def. of collection order inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 10(1).

collection order means an order of a court made—

community corrections centre means a community corrections centre established under Part 9 of the Corrections Act 1986;

community corrections officer means a community corrections officer appointed under Part 4 of the Corrections Act 1986;

community work permit means a permit under Part 13;

co-operative means a body registered or deemed to be registered under the Co-operatives National Law (Victoria) as a co-operative;

S. 3 def. of Council amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 39.1(a)).

Council has the same meaning as it has in the Local Government Act 2020;

court fine means a fine—

court fine collection statement means a statement under section 14;

credit information has the same meaning as it has in the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth;

credit reporting body has the same meaning as it has in the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth;

declared director means a director of a body corporate declared to be jointly and severally liable for a fine of a body corporate under section 29;

declared director notice means a notice under section 29(3);

deregistered body corporate means—

detention or immobilisation notice means a notice issued under section 130(1);

Director means the person employed as Director, Fines Victoria under section 4;

S. 3 def. of driver and vehicle sanction amended by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 20.1(a)).

driver and vehicle sanction means a sanction that the Director has directed the Transport Secretary to impose under section 89;

driver licence has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the Road Safety Act 1986 and includes a learner permit under Part 3 of that Act;

S. 3 def. of eligible person inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(1), substituted by No. 17/2022 s. 27.

eligible person has the meaning given by section 10AA;

enforcement agency has the same meaning as it has in the Infringements Act 2006;

enforcement and payment report means a report under section 172;

enforcement cancellation means a decision by the Director under section 37(1)(b);

S. 3 def. of enforcement costs repealed by No. 59/2017 s. 69(3)(b).

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S. 3 def. of enforcement hearing order inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 10(1).

enforcement hearing order means either or both of the following—

S. 3 def. of enforcement hearing order statement inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 10(1).

enforcement hearing order statement means a statement under section 15C;

enforcement review means a review by the Director under section 35;

S. 3 def. of enforcement suspension period inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 3.

enforcement suspension period means the period that the Director suspends enforcement of an operator onus offence under section 10V(3);

enforcement warrant means a warrant issued under Part 10;

S. 3 def. of enforcement warrant fee amended by No. 59/2017 s. 69(2)(a).

enforcement warrant fee means the fee prescribed under section 107;

execution copy, in relation to an enforcement warrant, means the copy issued for the purposes of execution and includes an execution copy comprising a number of enforcement warrants consolidated under section 117;

S. 3 def. of family violence inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 3.

family violence has the same meaning as it has in section 5 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008;

fine means either or both of the following—

S. 3 def. of fine defaulter substituted by No. 59/2017 s. 10(2).

fine defaulter means a person, including a declared director in respect of whom a notice of final demand has been served, who owes—

but does not include a person who has applied, in respect of any registered fine, for a payment arrangement or, in the case of a registered infringement fine, for enforcement review, until that application is determined;

S. 3 def. of fine related sentence inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(1).

fine related sentence means a term of imprisonment or detention in a youth training centre being served by a person because of—

S. 3 def. of fines application inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 69(1), amended by No. 53/2021 s. 37.

fines application means an application made by a person—

S. 3 def. of FVS applicant inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 3.

FVS applicant means a natural person who makes an FVS application;

S. 3 def. of FVS application inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 3.

FVS application means an application made under section 10M;

S. 3 def. of FVS eligible offence inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 3, amended by No. 41/2019 s. 117(Sch. 1 item 5.1).

FVS eligible offence means an infringement offence, but does not include any of the following—

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S. 3 def. of FVS eligible person inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 3.

FVS eligible person means a natural person who the Director determines is eligible for the family violence scheme under section 10T;

garnishee means a person from whom the Director or a fine defaulter claims that a debt is due or accruing to the fine defaulter;

S. 3 def. of health practitioner inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(1).

health practitioner means—

identification information has the same meaning as it has in the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth;

infringement confirmation means a decision by the Director under section 37(1)(a);

S. 3 def. of infringement fine amended by No. 59/2017 s. 69(2)(b).

infringement fine means an infringement penalty and any penalty reminder notice fee;

infringement notice has the same meaning as it has in the Infringements Act 2006;

infringement offence has the same meaning as it has in the Infringements Act 2006;

infringement offender means a natural person against whom an enforcement warrant is executed in respect of one or more registered infringement fines;

infringement penalty has the same meaning as it has in the Infringements Act 2006;

S. 3 def. of instalment order amended by No. 29/2016 s. 4(3).

instalment order means—

internal review has the same meaning as it has in the Infringements Act 2006;

land charge means a charge on land under section 97;

land sale order means an order of the Supreme Court under section 102;

law enforcement agency has the same meaning as in the Surveillance Devices Act 1999;

S. 3 def. of local law amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 39.1(b)).

local law means a local law made under Division 3 of Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2020;

motor vehicle has the same meaning as it has in the Road Safety Act 1986;

S. 3 def. of nomination statement inserted by No. 14/2026 s. 21.

nomination statement means—

S. 3 def. of non-fine related sentence inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(1).

non-fine related sentence means a term of imprisonment or detention in a youth training centre being served by a person that is not a fine related sentence;

non-registrable infringement offence means—

notice of an attachment of earnings direction means a notice under section 66;

notice of final demand means a notice issued by the Director under section 23;

notice of intention to charge land means a notice under section 95;

notice of intention to sell charged land means a notice under section 101;

S. 3 def. of nurse inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(1).

nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession as a nurse (other than as a midwife or as a student);

official warning has the same meaning as it has in the Infringements Act 2006;

S. 3 def. of online platform inserted by No. 14/2026 s. 52.

online platform means the website approved by the Director under section 179A;

parking infringement has the same meaning as it has in the Road Safety Act 1986;

payment arrangement means an arrangement to pay a fine entered into under Part 5;

payment plan means a payment plan under Part 3 of the Infringements Act 2006;

penalty reminder notice means a notice served under section 29 of the Infringements Act 2006;

S. 3 def. of penalty reminder notice fee inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 69(1).

penalty reminder notice fee has the same meaning as it has in the Infringements Act 2006;

police officer has the same meaning as it has in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

production of information direction means a direction made under section 59;

public sector body has the same meaning as it has in the Public Administration Act 2004;

S. 3 def. of registered collection and enforcement order inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 10(1).

registered collection and enforcement order means a collection and enforcement order that has been registered with the Director under Division 2A of Part 3 for enforcement and includes any collection fee and enforcement warrant fee (if any);

S. 3 def. of registered court fine amended by Nos 59/2017 s. 69(2)(c), 17/2022 s. 3(1).

registered court fine means a court fine that has been registered with the Director under Part 3 for enforcement and includes any registration fee, collection fee and enforcement warrant fee (if any);

registered fine means either or both of the following—

S. 3 def. of registered infringement fine amended by No. 59/2017 s. 69(2)(d).

registered infringement fine means an infringement fine registered with the Director under Part 3 for enforcement and includes any collection fee and enforcement warrant fee (if any);

registered operator has the same meaning as it has in the Road Safety Act 1986 and includes, in the case of an unregistered motor vehicle, the last registered operator;

S. 3 def. of registered psychologist inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(1).

registered psychologist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology profession (other than as a student);

registrar means a registrar within the meaning of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989;

S. 3 def. of registration fee inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 69(1).

registration fee means the fee prescribed under—

relevant information, in relation to a fine defaulter, means any identification information included in the fine defaulter's credit information;

S. 3 def. of required information amended by No. 17/2022 s. 3(2).

required information in Division 1 of Part 15, in relation to a person—

means the name, date of birth, telephone number, email address and last known address of the person that is held by a specified agency;

responsible person has the same meaning at it has in Part 6AA of the Road Safety Act 1986;

Secretary means the Secretary to the Department of Justice;

sentencing court has the same meaning as it has in the Sentencing Act 1991;

seven-day notice means a notice served under section 119;

sheriff, in Part 13, includes a person to whom the sheriff has given a direction under section 115(5);

special circumstances has the same meaning as it has in the Infringements Act 2006;

specified agency means—

statement of financial circumstances means a statement required to be given to the Director under section 59;

S. 3 def. of time served order inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(1).

time served order means an order made by the Magistrates' Court under section 171B(1);

S. 3 def. of time to pay order substituted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(2)(c).

time to pay order means—

traffic infringement has the same meaning as it has in the Road Safety Act 1986;

S. 3 def. of Transport Secretary inserted by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 20.1(b)), amended by No. 25/2025 s. 106(Sch. 1 item 16).

Transport Secretary means the Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning;

vehicle has the same meaning as it has in the Road Safety Act 1986;

vehicle seizure and sale notice means a notice under section 132(2);

S. 3 def. of VicRoads repealed by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 20.1(c)).

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S. 3 def. of Victoria Police inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 69(1).

Victoria Police has the same meaning as it has in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

S. 3 def. of work and development permit substituted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(2)(d).

work and development permit means a permit referred to in section 10A;

S. 3 def. of work and development permit guidelines inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 4(1).

work and development permit guidelines means the guidelines prepared by the Attorney‑General under section 10L.

S. 3A inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 4.