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NOTES:
b) For the purposes of this question, replacement of public trees is interpreted as planting and watering of young trees on public land.
d) TCCS does not collect categorised data for the removal of street trees. The figures provided represent all removals of trees on public land.
Transport Canberra and City Services—infringement notices
(Question No 2712)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for City Services, upon notice, on 20 September 2019:
(1) For infringement notices for offences that fall under the Transport and City Services Directorate’s portfolio areas, what are the arrangements, broken down by (a) type and (b) severity, of offence, exist for people who have received an infringement notice to (i) have a fine waived, (ii) have a fine deferred, (iii) enter into a payment plan for a fine or (iv) pay the fine in an alternative way, for example through community service.
(2) In relation to part (1), can the Minister provide information about if and how these arrangements differ depending on the type and severity of offence, e.g. are there different options available for part payment or different types of payment, such as community work.
(3) For each of the last ten years, what is the number of people who receive infringement notices for offences that fall under the Transport and City Services Directorate’s portfolio areas who have had (a) a fine waived, (b) a fine deferred, (c) entered into a payment plan for a fine or (d) have paid the fine in an alternative way, for example through community service.
(4) What information is provided to people who receive an infringement notice regarding (a) waivers, (b) deferrals, (c) payment plans and (d) alternative penalty options.
(5) Does the information provided as referred to in part (4) differ depending on the type and severity of the fine; if so, can the Minister provide more information.
(6) For each of the last ten years, (a) how many instances of failure to pay or another type of dispute have resulted in the infringement being escalated to court and (b) can the Minister provide a breakdown of this information by type of offence.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) (a, b) The type and severity of infringements do not alter the management of infringement payments.
(i) Infringements fines cannot be waived. A request for a review of an infringement notice can be made and depending on the circumstances, infringements may be cancelled or withdrawn and replaced with a formal warning notice.
(ii) See response above.
(iii) Time extensions and payment plans are offered for all infringement payments.
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