Unpaid Fines – Melbourne Magistrates’ Court
The Court: Melbourne Magistrates’ Court
The Charges:
- Penalty Enforcement Warrant for Unpaid Fines
Our client had about $32,000.00 of unpaid fines, with the court having the power to enforce them to pay this amount in fines and imprisonment for 165 days.
Our client had about $32,000.00 of fines dating back to 2013. These fines were incurred by someone else. They included 11 speeding fines, 26 parking fines, 45 toll fines and 23 other fines.
Our client was responsible for only a small portion of these fines.
In court, we made submissions around the circumstances of the matter and notifying the court of their powers under section 165(1) of the Fines Reform Act 2014, stating that imprisonment would be disproportionate and unduly harsh. The court agreed with our submissions and did not imprison our client, instead reducing the fine to $2,000.00.
Our client was very pleased with the major reduction in fines.
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