ISSN 1328â8091 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NO. 31, 2010-11 28 October 2010 Service and Execution of Process Amendment (Interstate Fine Enforcement) Bill 2010 Moira Coombs Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Service and Execution of process Act 1992 â Part 7 as it currently Operates ..................................... 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 Standing Committee of AttorneysâGeneral (SCAG) ............................................................................ 3 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 3 Senate Selection of Bills Committee ................................................................................................... 3 Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills ......................................................................... 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 4 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Schedule 1—Main amendments ........................................................................................................ 4 Registration of fines ............................................................................................................................ 5 Amendment, cancellation and challenge to fines .............................................................................. 5 Concluding comments ............................................................................................................................. 7 2 Service and Execution of Process Amendment (Interstate Fine Enforcement) Bill 2010 Service and Execution of Process Amendment (Interstate Fine Enforcement) Bill 2010 Date introduced: 29 September 2010 House: Senate Portfolio: AttorneyâGeneral Commencement: Sections 1 to 3 commence on Royal Assent. Schedules 1 and 2 commence on a day to fixed by Proclamation or on the day after a six month period. Links: The links to the Bill, its Explanatory Memorandum and second reading speech can be found on the Bills home page, or through http://www.aph.gov.au/bills/. When bills have been passed they can be found at the ComLaw website, which is at http://www.comlaw.gov.au/. Purpose The purpose of the Service and Execution of Process Amendment (Interstate Fine Enforcement) Bill 2010 is to amend the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (the Act) to implement a new Part 7 to the Act dealing with a simplified process of enforcing fines imposed by courts of summary
Date: 28/10/2010 - Collection: Bills and Legislation - ID: legislation/billsdgs/319279 - Source: Bills Digest Service - Author: COOMBS, Moira