Fines

A report by researchers at UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Crime, Law and Justice (CCLJ) has condemned the overuse of COVID-19 fines during the NSW Delta wave in 2021.The report was commissioned by Redfern Legal Centre (RLC), the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and The Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS).

Some councils are giving up on paper tickets and instead sending letters up to a month later, giving motorists little chance to appeal.

When I was pinged for a nonsensical red light offence and fined $469, it wasn’t about the money, it was about the principle. Well, and the money.

Revenue NSW says the money will be transferred into government’s unclaimed money fund after three weeks of inaction