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The recordings below are of our live webinars:
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Where does this information apply? The information below only applies to NSW (Australia). Check each publication for its publication date.
Revenue NSW / SDRO
Revenue NSW was previously called State Debt Recovery Office (SDRO). Occasionally in resource material the name State Debt Recovery or SDRO may still be used.
Fines: fact sheets and guides
- Fined Out: A practical guide for people having problems with fines - website and PDF
Fines - web pages by Legal Aid
RLC fact sheets:
- Penalty Notices – Your Review Rights and Payment Options
- Court Fines – Your Review Rights and Payment Options
Information for advocates
- Advocates & Sponsors: - Revenue NSW web page for advocates
- Advocates (Revenue NSW page): https://www.nsw.gov.au/money-and-taxes/fines-and-fees/advocates
Review Assist Guide: https://www.nsw.gov.au/money-and-taxes/fines-and-fees/fines/request-a-review/review-assist-guide
Internal Review
Challenging the penalty in Court
Warning: Applying to have a fine decided in Court can have significant consequences. Get legal advice before applying to have a fine decided in Court.
- Apply to go to court for a fine: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-to-go-to-court-for-a-fine
- Sample application to have fine decided in court: https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/legalaidnsw/documents/pdf/my-problem-is-about/fines/what-if-i-do-nothing/Sample%20Request%20to%20Have%20a%20Penalty%20Decided%20in%20Court%20Individual.pdf
- Information about what happens when you go to court for a fine: https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/my-problem-is-about/fines/fines-go-to-court/Going-to-court
- Character Reference resources: https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/my-problem-is-about/fines/fines-go-to-court/Going-to-court/fines-character-references
- Law Codes: https://lawcodes.judcom.nsw.gov.au
Annulment
Appeals and annulments - Information about what you can do if you weren’t there when the Court decided your case, or you don’t agree with the decision: https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/my-problem-is-about/fines/fines-go-to-court/appeals-and-annulments
Work and Development Orders
- Work and Development Orders: Breaking the cycle of fines debt - 12 minute Legal Aid video
- Work and Development Order Service - Legal Aid web page
- Work and Development Orders
Legal advice
- Most community legal centres provide free, confidential advice on fines.
- Legal Aid can give free, confidential advice on fines
- Homeless Persons Legal Service
- Shopfront Youth Legal Service.
Video Recordings
Fines and Penalty Notices in NSW (part 1): Disputing the Fine
This is the first of two webinars on fines.
This webinar will explore the process of seeking a review of your fine by Revenue NSW or the Court, as well as highlighting the issues to consider before exercising your right to a review.
This will be valuable to all community workers and volunteers who assist people who have fines in NSW, including financial counsellors and student advocates.
Presenter: Samantha Lee, Supervising Solicitor, Police Powers and Administrative Law, Redfern Legal Centre
Fines and Penalty Notices in NSW (part 2): Instalments, Waivers & WDOs - presented in 2023
This is the second of two webinars on fines.
This webinar will explore the options available to help vulnerable clients in NSW manage unpaid fines through time to pay instalments, getting fines written off and Work and Development Orders.
This workshop will be valuable to all community workers and volunteers who assist people who have fines in NSW, including financial counsellors and student advocates.
Presenter: Amelia Klein, Credit, Debt & Consumer Solicitor, Redfern Legal Centre.
Powerpoint files
RLC Powerpoint presentations are below:
