If you have been fined by the Court, the Magistrate will usually order that you pay the fine within 28 days. You will be sent a Notice of Penalty which tells you the amount you have to pay.
You can pay by:
For more information, see Paying fines and judgment amounts on the Local Court of NSW website.
If you can’t pay your fine in full by the due date, you can ask for more time to pay.
To do this, you need to complete:
You can get a blank copy of these forms from:
An offer to pay instalments of less than $100.00 per fortnight may not be accepted unless there are exceptional circumstances.
If you are receiving a Veterans Affairs Pension, Centrelink Payments or you have a concession card, you can offer to pay less than $100.00 as long as you pay at least $15.00 per fortnight.
You must make your instalment payments on or before the due date. If you don’t, the Court will refer the matter to Revenue NSW. Revenue NSW will send you an overdue fine and add an enforcement costs to your fine.
Instructions: Instructions for completing an Application for Time to Pay a Court Fine
Sample: Sample Application for Time to Pay a Court Fine
For more information, see Paying fines and judgement amounts on the Local Court website.
If you receive a Centrelink benefit, such as a pension or JobSeeker payment, you can apply to have fortnightly instalments deducted from your payments through Centrepay. For more information, see Centrepay on the Services Australia website.
To do this, you need to complete:
You can get a blank copy of these forms from:
Instructions: Instructions for completing a Payment Plan Application of Court Fines for Customers in Receipt of a Government Payment
Sample: Sample Payment Plan Application of Court Fines for Customers in Receipt of a Government Payment
You should apply within 28 days from the date of the court order. After this time, additional costs may be added to your fine.
Once you make the request, the Local Court will refer the fine to Revenue NSW for collection. If your application is approved, Revenue NSW will write to you. The deductions from your Centrelink payment will continue until your fine is paid off.
For more information, see Paying fines and judgement amounts on the Local Court website.
If you can’t pay your fine, you may be able to complete a Work and Development Order (WDO). A WDO involves doing an activity as a way of paying off some or all of your fines. A WDO is only available if you:
You must ask the Court that issued the fine (verbally or in writing) within the 28 days of the court order to complete a WDO. If you don't, additional costs may be added to the fine.
Once you make the request, the Court will refer your fine to Revenue NSW. You should then contact Revenue NSW. Revenue NSW will determine if you are eligible for a WDO.
The activities you can do vary, depending on your personal circumstances. Activities can include:
For more information, see Work and Development Orders.
If you are not able to pay a court fine that is being enforced by the Revenue NSW, you may be able to ask the NSW Attorney General to recommend that your fine is remitted. If your fine is remitted, you will not have to pay it.
For more information, see Remission of fines and driver licence disqualifications on the Department of Communities and Justice website.
If you don’t pay your court fine, and the Court hasn’t agreed for you to pay by instalments or given you an extension of time to pay, your fine will be transferred to Revenue NSW.
Revenue NSW will send you an overdue fine to recover the money from you. They will also add an additional fee to the fine. For more information about what to do when you receive an overdue fine, see What if I do nothing?
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