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CRIMINAL LAW (SENTENCING) ACT 1988 - SECT 69

69—Time at which enforcement action can be taken

        (1)         If—

            (a)         a debtor has not, within 14 days of (and including) the date on which a reminder notice relating to a pecuniary sum was given, paid the sum or entered into an arrangement under Subdivision 1 in respect of the sum; or

            (b)         an arrangement under Subdivision 1 has terminated and the debtor has not entered into any further such arrangement in respect of the pecuniary sum,

an authorised officer may make such penalty enforcement order or orders in relation to the debtor as appear likely to result in full or substantial satisfaction of the due amount.

        (2)         However—

            (a)         priority should, in the first instance, be given to an order for suspension of a driver's licence or for a restriction on transacting business with the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, or both; and

            (b)         in deciding at any time whether to make an order for sale of property or a garnishee order, priority should be given to the former; and

            (c)         an order for sale of property, a garnishee order or community service order cannot be made while a penalty enforcement order for suspension of the debtor's driver's licence is in force.



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