Fines Process
Step by step guide
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If you receive a penalty notice you may choose to:
If you take no action, you will receive a penalty reminder notice. When you receive this notice you still have the three options - to pay, request a review or choose to go to court.
If you continue to take no action, SDRO will start enforcement actions
The first of these will be the issue of an enforcement order. You will also have $50 costs imposed in addition to your fine. Your options now are to:
If you take no action, you will receive RTA restrictions which can include licence suspension, registration suspension and/or customer business restrictions. In addition, $40 costs per restriction will be imposed. If you apply to go to court, an additional $50 fee must be sent with your application. Your options continue to be to:
Should you still take no action, other restrictions may be enforced. These can include property seizure, garnishee orders, examination summons and a charge on land. In addition, $50 costs per enforcement action will be imposed. If you apply to go to court, an additional $50 fee must be sent with your application. Your options continue to be to:
If, after all these options you still take no action other enforcement actions may be applied. These include Community Service Orders (CSO).
