📜 Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Amendment (Compensation) Bill 2008
Assented toLABill 193 December 2008
This Bill amends the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994 to allow monetary compensation for individuals who have served excessive time in prison due to errors, or who have completed unauthorised additional work under a work and development order.
Impact
Individuals who were incorrectly imprisoned or performed extra work under a work and development order due to administrative errors will be eligible for compensation. This ensures fairness and addresses past injustices.
Key Changes
["Introduces a mechanism for compensating individuals who served excessive time in prison due to errors in administering the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994.", "Enables compensation for individuals who undertook additional work on a work and development order beyond what was legislatively authorised.", "Allows the Registrar to credit offenders with an amount of money, which can be paid to the offender or offset against outstanding fines or infringement notices."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA IntroducedLA3 Dec 2008
- LA Second Reading MovedLA3 Dec 2008
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA7 Apr 2009
- LA Third ReadingLA7 Apr 2009
- LC Second Reading MovedLC8 Apr 2009
- LC Third ReadingLC6 May 2009
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC6 May 2009
- Royal Assent14 May 2009
Affected Sectors
justicepublic_sector
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