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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1991

"THIS IS WHAT THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL

1992 SEEKS TO

中中

ACHIEVE, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

ANOTHER OBJECTIVE

OF THE BILL IS ΤΟ PROVIDE A MECHANISM THE VALIDITY WHEREBY THE GOVERNOR MAY, WHERE HE HAS MISGIVINGS ABOUT

HIGH OF A MAGISTRATE'S DECISION IN A CRIMINAL MATTER, REFER IT TO THE COURT FOR RECONSIDERATION.

THE

MADE

CAN REFER DECISIONS UNDER EXISTING LEGISLATION, THE GOVERNOR

CASES IN CRIMINAL

ΤΟ OF THE DISTRICT COURT AND THE HIGH COURT COURT OF APPEAL FOR RECONSIDERATION. SUCH REFERENCES ARE USUALLY ON THE ADVICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

A REFERENCE IS FRESH SUGGESTS THAT THE

A COMMON SITUATION GIVING RISE TO SUCH EVIDENCE COMING TO LIGHT AFTER CONVICTION WHICH CONVICTION MIGHT, ON RECONSIDERATION BY THE COURTS, BE QUASHED.

"HOWEVER, THE GOVERNOR HAS

POWER IN

OF RESPECT CAN ONLY PARDON THE GOVERNOR TO

SUCH REFER

SIMILAR NO DECISIONS OF MAGISTRATES IN CRIMINAL CASES. HE

ΤΟ BILL SEEKS

ENABLE THE OFFENDER. THE DECISIONS TO THE HIGH COURT FOR RECONSIDERATION," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE BILL, WHICH WAS GAZETTED TODAY, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NEXT MONTH.

WILL BE INTRODUCED

0

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NEW MEASURES TO RECOVER FIXED PENALTY PARKING FINES

INTO

ANY PERSON WHO FAILED TO CLEAR HIS FIXED PENALTY PARKING FINES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET ANY OF HIS MOTOR VEHICLES LICENSED OR TRANSFERRED TO A DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP STARTING JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.

THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE NEW PROVISIONS UNDER THE FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDINANCE 1991 AND THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) ORDINANCE 1991 WHICH WERE PASSED ON JULY 3 THIS YEAR, IS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW LAWS WOULD ENCOURAGE DRIVERS TO PAY THEIR PARKING FINES ON TIME.

"WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 1992, A MAGISTRATE MAY DIRECT THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT TO REFUSE LICENSING OR TRANSFERRING THE OWNERSHIP OF ALL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED UNDER THE NAME OF THE OWNER WHO HAS OUTSTANDING FIXED PENALTY PARKING FINES OR RELATED COURT COSTS.

"BEFORE JANUARY

1992, ONLY THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE FOR

WHICH PAYMENT IS DUE WOULD BE AFFECTED," HE ADDED.

UNDER THE NEW PROVISIONS, THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HAS THE POWER TO REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECORD OF CONVICTIONS OR NO CONVICTION UNTIL ALL OUTSTANDING FINES AND RELATED COURT COSTS

HAVE BEEN FULLY

PAID.

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