Project No. 30

Commenced: 1972
Withdrawn: 1982

The reference concerned questions as to maximum fines, the criteria to be taken into account in imposing fines and alternative means of enforcing payment in the event of default.

In 1979 the aspect of the reference that related to the enforcement of fines was incorporated as part of the Commission’s comprehensive reference on the Justices Act 1902 (WA) - Project No. 55. The remaining aspects of the reference were deferred pending the results of inquiries that were being carried out by the Australian Law Reform Commission for its project on sentencing.