State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999
Queensland State
Penalties Enforcement Act
1999 Current as at [Not applicable]
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Queensland State Penalties
Enforcement Act 1999 Contents Part 1
1 2 3
4 5 6
Part
2 7 8 9
10 10A 10B
10C 11 11A
11B 12 Part 3
Division 1 13
14 14A 15
16 Page Preliminary Short title . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 11 Commencement . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12 Definitions . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 12 Objects . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 12 Act has limited application to
children .
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12
Act
binds State, Commonwealth and other States . . . . . . . . . . .
13
The
State Penalties Enforcement Registry The State
Penalties Enforcement Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Functions of SPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
The
SPER charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Staff and contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Service contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Service subcontractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Delegation of prescribed functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Management of
office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Identity cards .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Return of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Protection from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Infringement notices Service of infringement notices Service of infringement notices—generally
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Service of infringement notices for infringement notice
offences involving vehicles . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 21 Recovery of vehicle identification
costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Infringement notices . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22 Effect of this part on prosecution . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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18 19 20
21 Division 3 22
23 25 26
27 Division 4 28
29 30 31
32 Part 3A 32A
32B 32C 32D
32E Part 3B 32F
32G 32H 32I
32J 32K 32L
32M 32N 32O
Liability for infringement notice offences
involving vehicles Liability for infringement notice offences
involving vehicles . . . . 24
Effect of illegal user declaration
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Effect of known user declaration . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Effect of sold vehicle declaration . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Effect of unknown
user declaration .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Obligations and
options under
infringement notices Ways alleged offender may respond to an infringement
notice . 28
Application for
early referral of fine to SPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Alleged offender who pays can not be prosecuted
. . . . . . . . . . . 29
When
alleged offender can not elect to have offence decided by court 30 When
infringement notice offence is to be decided by court . . .
. 30 Withdrawal and re-issue of
infringement notice Administering authority may withdraw
infringement notice . . . . . 31
Cancellation of registration on withdrawal
of infringement notice 32 Application to
cancel infringement notice
for mistake
of fact
. . . .
33
Effect of cancellation of infringement
notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Proceedings
after cancellation of
infringement notice . . . . . . . . .
34
Payment plans Application
to registrar
for payment
plan .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Offering payment plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Acceptance of
payment plan
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Amending payment plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Cancelling
payment plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Work
and development orders
Definitions for part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Work
and development orders
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Eligibility for work and development order
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
No
work and development order for restitution or
compensation 40 Application
for work
and development order
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Eligibility assessment by approved sponsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Decision on application .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Unpaid work must
be performed
cumulatively . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Effect of this part on enforcement action
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Variation of work
and development order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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2
32P 32Q 32R
32S Part 4 Division 1
33 33A Division
1A 34 35 36
37 Division 1B 37A
37B 37C Division
1C 37D 37E 37F
37G Division 2 38
39 40 Division 3
41 51 51A
Division 4 52
52A Division 5 State Penalties
Enforcement Act 1999 Contents Withdrawal of
work and development order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Revocation of work and development
order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44 Satisfaction of SPER debt . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
External review of decisions under this
part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46 Enforcement orders Preliminary What is an
infringement notice default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
What
is an unpaid court debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Registering unpaid amounts
with SPER
for collection Registering
unpaid amounts with SPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
Lodgement
fee for
particular administering authorities .
. . . . . . . 49
Effect of registration on collection
and prosecution .
. . . . . . . . . .
49
Amending matter registered with
SPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Early referral
notices Serving early
referral notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Ways
person may respond to early referral
notice . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cancelling early referral notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Court debt payment notices Serving
court debt payment notice
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Ways
person may respond to court debt payment notice
. . . . . .
51
Cancelling court debt payment notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Effect of appeal on court debt payment notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Enforcement
orders Issue of
enforcement order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Enforcement fee
imposed for
enforcement order . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Service of enforcement order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Obligations and
options under
enforcement order Ways
enforcement debtor may respond to enforcement
order .
. 54 When infringement notice offence
is to
be decided
by court
. . . .
54
Court election or
proceeding for offence cancels enforcement
order 55 Default after enforcement order Default
after time to
pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Working out period of imprisonment for
arrest and
imprisonment warrant 56 Effect of
appeal, rehearing or reopening of proceedings on
enforcement order Page
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54B Division 6 55
56 56A 56B
57 57A 58
59 60 Part 5
Division 1 61
62 62A 62B
62C 62D Division 2
63 63A 64
65 66 67
68 68A 69
69A 70 71
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4 Effect of appeal on enforcement order
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Effect of appeal on enforcement order for
offender levy . . . . . . . 57
Effect of rehearing or reopening proceedings
on enforcement order 58 Cancellation of
enforcement orders relating to infringement notice
defaults Definitions for
division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 59 Application for cancellation of all or
part of enforcement order . . 59
Request for further information
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Stay
of enforcement action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 61 Decision
on application .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Information sharing about
cancellations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Appeal against refusal to cancel enforcement
order .
. . . . . . . . . 62
Effect of cancellation of enforcement
order .
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63
Proceedings after
the cancellation of
enforcement order . . . . . . 64
Civil enforcement Preliminary Application
of pt
5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
Part
does not prevent issue of arrest and imprisonment warrant 66
Definition for part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66
Applying part to
particular persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66
Enforcement
fee imposed
for defaults
requiring enforcement action 66
Invitation to apply for payment plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Enforcement warrants Issue of
enforcement warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Renewal of enforcement warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Registrar may cancel, suspend
or vary
enforcement warrant for seizure of property . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70 Enforcement warrant imposing a charge
on property . . . . . . . . . 70
Effect of warrant imposing charge on
property . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70 Order to set aside or restrain sale,
etc. of charged property . . . . 71
Offence of dealing with charged or
restrained property . . . . . . . 71
Offence of concealing,
selling, transferring or
otherwise dealing with
property subject to seizure
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72 Enforcement of enforcement warrant may
be made conditional . 72 Particular
matters about enforcement of enforcement warrant . .
74 Power of entry to enforce enforcement
warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74 Search warrant . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
72 73 73A
73B 73C 73D
73E 73F 73G
73H 73I 73J
73K 74 Division 3
75 76 77
78 Division 4 79
80 81 82
83 84 85
86 87 88
89 90 91
92 State Penalties Enforcement Act
1999 Contents Powers under
search warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 75 Powers supporting seizure
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76 Notice to enforcement debtor etc. if
seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76 Enforcement officer may authorise tow
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Order of selling property
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77 Payment by enforcement debtor
before sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Storage before sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Nature of sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sale
at best price obtainable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Advertising .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Postponement of
sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Accountability for, and distribution of,
money received . . . . . . . . 82
Reserve price provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
Return of enforcement warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fine
collection notices Issue of fine
collection notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Issue of fine collection notice
after enforcement warrant . . . . . . 84
Registrar may cancel, suspend
or vary
fine collection notices . . 85
Copy
of notices under this division
to be
given to
enforcement debtor 86 Provisions about
fine collection notices redirecting earnings When registrar
may issue fine collection notice for redirection of earnings
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Two
or more employers of 1 employee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Duty
of employer to make deductions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Working out amount to be deducted . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Provisions for working out earnings for s 82
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Additional
duties of
employers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Discharge of enforcement debtor’s liability to registrar and
employer’s liability to enforcement debtor . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Payment by trustees of deducted amounts . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Penalty for late payment to registrar of
deducted amounts . . . . . 90 Penalty for
failure to make deductions from earnings . . . . . . . . .
90 When late payment penalty may be
waived . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91 Application
of interest
payable on
judgment debt . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Penalty is alternative to prosecution
for certain
offences against part 92 Employers not to prejudice employees because
of action
under this
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94 95 96
Division 5 97
98 99 Division 6
100 101 102
103 Division 6A 103A
103B 103C 103D
Division 7 104
105 106 107
108 Division 7A Subdivision
1 108A
108B Subdivision 2 108C Subdivision
3 92 Employers not to disclose information
etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
93 Records to be kept by employers
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Access to premises etc. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Application of amounts paid or credited if 2
or more debts due . 96 Provisions about
fine collection notice
for redirection of
a debt
When
debt redirected under fine collection
notice . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Payment to enforcement debtor
despite redirection . . . . . . . . . .
97
Discharge of the
third person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97
Provisions about
regular redirection from
a financial
institution account
Application of div 6 . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97 Service of fine collection notice for
regular redirection from a financial institution
account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Financial institution to make payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Offence of
intentionally defeating notice for regular redirection
from a
financial
institution account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
Provisions about
direction to
pay amount
from financial institution account
Application
of division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Copy
of fine collection notice to enforcement debtor . . . . . . . . .
100
Financial institution to make deduction .
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. 100 Financial institution to make payment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Suspension
of driver
licence Criteria for
suspending driver licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Suspension of
driver licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
General effect of suspension
of driver
licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103
Review of suspension of driver licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Effect of
suspension of driver licence
on vehicle
insurance . . . .
103
Enforcement by
vehicle immobilisation Criteria for
vehicle immobilisation Criteria for
vehicle immobilisation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Types of vehicles that may be immobilised
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. 105 Notice of intention to issue immobilisation warrant Registrar to serve
notice of
intention to issue immobilisation warrant 105
Immobilisation warrant and related
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108D 108E 108F
108G 108H 108I
108J 108K 108L
108M 108N 108O
108P 108Q 108R
108S 108T 108U
108V 108W Subdivision
4 108X
108Y 108Z Division 8
110 Division 9 111
112 113 Division
10 114 Issue and service of immobilisation
warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106 Registrar may cancel, suspend or vary
immobilisation warrant . 106
Effect of immobilisation warrant
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Who
may enforce an immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 107 Where and when an immobilisation
warrant may or may not be enforced 107
Additional powers under an immobilisation
warrant . . . . . . . . . . 108
Entry to ask occupier for consent to enter .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Entry with consent . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Immobilisation search warrant . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Powers under immobilisation search warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Immobilisation notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Immobilisation period and access to vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
When
immobilising device may be removed before
end of
immobilisation period
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 112 Removal of immobilising device
immediately after immobilisation period ends . . . . .
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113
Direction by registrar to
seize vehicle under
enforcement warrant 113 Direction by registrar to
re-enforce
current immobilisation warrant 113 Return of immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
114
Notice of damage—immobilisation warrant . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Compensation—immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Effect of immobilisation on vehicle insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Offences Offences of
concealing, selling, transferring or
otherwise dealing with
vehicle with particular intent
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
115 Offence of interfering with or
removing immobilised vehicle . . . . 116
Offence of tampering with or removing
immobilising device or immobilising notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116
Other enforcement options Registration
of interests .
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. 116 Order of satisfaction of fines
etc. Order of satisfaction of fines for
infringement notice offences . .
118 Order
of satisfaction of
other amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118
Order of
satisfaction if more than 1 enforcement
order .
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. 119 General provisions Power of person serving fine
collection notice or enforcing warrant
to demand name and
address etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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116 117 Part 6
119 119A 120
121 Part 8 131
132 133 134
Part
8A Division 1 134A
Division 2 134B
134C 134D 134E
134F 134G Division 3
134H 134I 134J
Division 4 134K
134L 134M Part 9
Division 2 147
Effect of particular proceedings . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Offence of obstructing enforcement officer .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Offence of defacing or removing seizure tags
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Imprisonment Enforcement by
imprisonment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 123 Enforcement fee imposed
for defaults requiring
arrest and
imprisonment warrant
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 124 Satisfaction of fine by
imprisonment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 124 Order of satisfaction of fines if
enforcement debtor imprisoned .
125 Reciprocal enforcement of fines
Definitions for pt 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Declaration
of reciprocating court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Enforcement of
Queensland fine by reciprocating court
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. 126 Enforcement of fine imposed by reciprocating court
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Information sharing Preliminary Definitions for
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require person to give information
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Registrar may
require attendance by
persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Power to record giving of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Registrar may
require translation or
conversion of information
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False or misleading information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Information protection Unauthorised
disclosure of confidential
information . . . . . . . . . .
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Non-disclosure of particular
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Limited use of
self-incriminating information .
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arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Disclosure of confidential information by
registrar .
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commissioner about particular
warrants 138
Miscellaneous Other
enforcement related provisions Effect of
notices, orders and warrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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158 159 159A
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161 162 163
165 Part 10 Division 1
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170 171 172
Division 2 173
174 174A Division 3
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Electronic transmission of particular
documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Enforcement costs and their allocation . . .
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References to amounts otherwise being
discharged . . . . . . . . . 140
Dishonoured cheques etc. . . . . . . . . . .
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Registrar may write off unpaid fine or other
amount . . . . . . . . . . 141 Registrar may
waive or
return fee
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Redirecting amounts to unpaid SPER
debts .
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143
Registrar may arrange for
use of
information system . . . . . . . . .
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Register . . .
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Responsibility for acts or omissions
of representatives .
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Service of document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Proceedings for
offences .
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Registrar may communicate with
enforcement debtors by SMS .
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General Delegation by
administering authority .
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Delegation by registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Approval of forms by administering authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Approval of other forms
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Regulation-making power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Transitional, validating and
declaratory provisions Transitional
provisions for Act No. 70 of 1999
Amnesty period .
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155
Saving of enforcement orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
Issue of
infringement notices by administering
authority .
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Existing warrant
of commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Existing fine option order
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notice for
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Act 1994 . . . . 157
Infringement notice for a corporation
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Particular orders made under Industrial Relations Act
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192 193 194
Division 8 195
Schedule 2 Legislation
Amendment Act 2007 Definition for div 3 . . . . . . . .
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159 Transitional provision about
management of office . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Transitional provision for extension of time
to pay an amount stated in an enforcement
order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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cancellation of enforcement order . . . . 160
Transitional provision for good behaviour
order . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161 Transitional provision for Civil and
Criminal Jurisdiction Reform and
Modernisation Amendment Act 2010
Effect of provision disqualifying person from
holding or
obtaining driver licence
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161
Department
(corrective
services) is approved
sponsor .
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Conversion of fine option orders . . . . . .
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Conversion
of applications for
fine option
orders . . . . . . . . . . . .
164
Continuation of
good behaviour orders
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Application to
pay fine
by instalments .
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Continued payment under an instalment payment
notice .
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Effect of existing default certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
Continuation of
particular applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Continuation of
particular certificate evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Transitional provision for
Tow Truck
and Other
Legislation Amendment Act
2018 Application of Act to particular 17 year old
children . . . . . . . . . . 169
Dictionary . . . . . . . .
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Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 Part 1
Preliminary [s 1] State Penalties
Enforcement Act 1999 An Act about
the issue and
enforcement of
infringement notices,
the enforcement of
court ordered
fines and
certain court ordered
debts, and for other purposes Part 1
Preliminary 1
Short
title This Act may be cited as the
State Penalties Enforcement Act
1999 .
Editor's notes— Uncommenced amendments to
the following provisions have
been included in this
indicative reprint— • sections 14A, 15, 22–24, 26–28, 30,
38–39, 41, 42, 51–52, 54B, 61, 62A–62D, 63, 63A, 73D, 75,
105–107, 108F, 108H, 110, 113, 119, 119A, 150B,
151, 153, 155, 157, 188–192 •
parts 3A, 4 and 9 •
sch
2. See 2017 Act No. 13 ss 11, 12, 14–16, 18–19,
20(2), 22–23, 25, 26(1)– (2), 27, 29(1)–(2), 30 (to the extent
it om s 42), 31–33, 35–41, 43, 44(3), 49–51,
55(1), 64–65, 69–70, 75, 81(2)–(3), 82(1), 83(2), (4), 88
(to
the extent it ins ss 188, 189, 190, 191, 192), 89(2) (to the extent
it oms defs civil
enforcement fee, default certificate, enforcement debtor,
instalment payment notice, registration fee,
threshold amount ), (4) (to the extent it
ins defs court debt payment notice, decision maker,
early referral, early
referral notice
enforceable amount
(example), enforcement debtor,
enforcement fee,
infringement notice
default, payment plan,
relevant offence, unpaid court debt ).
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Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 Part 1
Preliminary [s 2] 2 Commencement This Act
commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. Not
authorised —indicative
only 3 Definitions The dictionary
in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this Act.
4 Objects The objects of
this Act include— (a) maintaining the integrity of fines as
a viable sentencing or punitive option for offenders; and
(b) maintaining confidence in
the justice system
by enhancing the way fines and other
money penalties may be enforced; and (c)
reducing the
cost to
the State of
enforcing fines
and other money penalties.
5 Act has limited application to
children (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3),
this Act does not apply to a child other than
to the extent it allows a child to pay a fine
stated in
an infringement notice
for an offence
in full or
by instalments to
an administering authority
instead of
being prosecuted for
the offence. (2) If a child aged at least 17 years is
served with an infringement notice for a
transport demerit points offence, this Act applies
to
the child in relation to the offence in the same way it
applies to an adult. (3)
An
enforcement order, fine collection notice or warrant may
not
be issued under this Act against a child except as allowed
under subsection (2). (4)
A reference in
this Act
to a Magistrates Court
includes, in
relation to
a matter involving
a child, a
reference to
the Childrens Court. Page 12
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(5) In this section— transport
demerit points offence means an offence for which
a number of
demerit points
may be allocated
against the
offender’s traffic
history under
a regulation under
the Transport Operations (Road Use
Management) Act 1995. 6 Act binds State,
Commonwealth and other States (1)
This
Act binds the State and, as far as the legislative authority
of
the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other
States. (2)
However, an
entity mentioned
in subsection (1) can
not be prosecuted for
an offence against this Act. Part 2
The
State Penalties Enforcement Registry 7
The
State Penalties Enforcement Registry A
State Penalties
Enforcement Registry
( SPER )
is established. 8
Functions of SPER (1)
SPER
has the functions conferred or imposed on it under this
or
another Act. (2) In particular, SPER has the following
functions— (a) collecting amounts
payable to
SPER under
this or
another Act; (b)
administering the making of enforcement
orders; (c) taking enforcement action under this
Act. (3) The functions
must be
performed in
accordance with
the SPER charter. Current as at
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Registry [s 9] 9 The SPER
charter The SPER charter includes the
following— (a) maximising the
collection, for
victims of
offences, of
amounts ordered
to be paid
under the
Penalties and
Sentences Act
1992 by
way of restitution or
compensation; (b)
maximising the
amount of
fines and
other money
penalties paid before enforcement action is
taken; (c) promoting a philosophy that
non-monetary satisfaction of SPER debts is for the needy in the
community and not an alternative to payment of a fine for
those who can afford to pay the fine; (d)
reducing the
use of imprisonment for
fine default
by encouraging the use of other
enforcement mechanisms; (e) promoting
public education
about the
obligations of
offenders and
the consequences of
not satisfying the
obligations. 10
Staff
and contractors (1) There is to be a registrar of
SPER. (2) The registrar and other staff of the
registry are to be employed under the
Public Service Act 2008 .
(3) Also, for the administration and
enforcement of this Act, the registrar may
engage under a contract— (a) debt collectors
as enforcement officers; and (b)
other persons for other purposes.
(4) Persons engaged under subsection (3)
are engaged under this Act and not the Public Service
Act 2008 . Maximum penalty—40 penalty
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10A Service contractors
(1) This section
applies if,
under section
10(3)(b), the registrar engages
an entity (the
service contractor )
under a
contract (the
service contract ) to provide
services to assist the registrar in the
administration and enforcement of this Act. (2)
The
service contract may— (a) state
the services (each,
an authorised service
) the service
contractor is required to provide; and (b)
impose a
condition on
the provision of
an authorised service by the
service contractor; and Example for paragraph (b)—
a condition requiring
the service contractor to
obtain the
registrar’s approval
before providing
a particular authorised service
(c) include a
delegation by
the registrar under
section 10C(1) or (3); and
(d) authorise the
service contractor to
subcontract the
provision of an authorised service;
and (e) impose a condition on the service
contractor’s authority to subcontract. Example for
paragraph (e)— a condition requiring the service contractor
to subcontract only with subcontractors approved by the
registrar (3) When providing an authorised service
in accordance with the service contract, the service
contractor may— (a) use the name of SPER; and
(b) do anything necessary for, or
incidental to, the provision of the
authorised service. (4) In the
performance of
an authorised service
by the service
contractor in accordance with the service
contract— (a) laws applying
to the registrar, other
than a
law prescribed by regulation, apply to the
service contractor as if the service contractor were the
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laws
applying to SPER, other than a law prescribed by
regulation, apply
to the service
contractor as
if the service
contractor were SPER. (5) Anything
done— (a) by the service contractor in
accordance with the service contract;
or (b) in relation
to the service
contractor in
relation to
an authorised service;
is
taken to have been done by or in relation to the registrar
or SPER, as the case requires.
(6) However, the engagement of the service
contractor under the service contract does not relieve the
registrar of the registrar’s obligations in
relation to
the proper administration and
enforcement of this Act. 10B
Service subcontractors (1)
This
section applies if, in accordance with a service contract,
the service contractor subcontracts with
another entity
(the service
subcontractor )
for the provision
of an authorised service.
(2) The contract
(the service
subcontract )
between the
service contractor and
the service subcontractor must
comply with
any
condition imposed by the service contract in relation to
subcontracting an authorised service.
(3) The service subcontract—
(a) must state
the authorised service
the service subcontractor is
required to provide; and (b) may impose a
condition on the service subcontractor’s provision of the
authorised service. (4) If the
service contract
includes a
delegation under
section 10C(1), the
service subcontract may
include a
delegation of
the prescribed function
to the service
subcontractor that complies with the
delegation in the service contract. Page 16
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(5) If the
service contract
includes a
delegation under
section 10C(3), the
service subcontract may
include a
subdelegation of
the prescribed function
to the service
subcontractor that complies with the
delegation in the service contract. (6)
When
providing an authorised service in accordance with the
service subcontract, the service
subcontractor may— (a) use the name of SPER; and
(b) do anything necessary for, or
incidental to, the provision of the
authorised service. (7) In the
performance of
an authorised service
by the service
subcontractor in accordance with the service
subcontract— (a) laws applying
to the registrar, other
than a
law prescribed by
regulation, apply
to the service
subcontractor as
if the service
subcontractor were
the registrar; and (b)
laws
applying to SPER, other than a law prescribed by
regulation, apply to the service
subcontractor as if the service subcontractor were
SPER. (8) Anything done— (a)
by the service
subcontractor in
compliance with
the service subcontract; or
(b) in relation to the service
subcontractor in relation to an authorised
service; is taken to have been done by or in relation
to the registrar or SPER, as the case requires.
(9) However, the engagement of the service
subcontractor under the service subcontract does not
relieve— (a) the registrar of the registrar’s
obligations in relation to the proper administration and
enforcement of this Act; or (b)
the service contractor of
the service contractor’s obligations
under the service contract. Current as at
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Penalties Enforcement Registry [s 10C]
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section— prescribed function see section
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prescribed functions (1) The registrar
may delegate the registrar’s power to delegate a
prescribed function to a service
contractor. Note— For the
registrar’s power to delegate, see section 161. (2)
A delegation under
subsection (1) can
not permit the
subdelegation of the delegated power.
(3) Also, the
registrar may
delegate a
prescribed function
to a service
contractor. (4) A delegation under
subsection (3) may
permit the
subdelegation of
the prescribed function
by the service
contractor. (5)
However, the
service contractor must
not delegate or
subdelegate a prescribed function to anyone
other than— (a) an appropriately qualified agent,
employee or executive officer of the service contractor;
or (b) an appropriately qualified
subcontractor engaged by the service
contractor; or (c) an appropriately qualified agent,
employee or executive officer of
a service subcontractor mentioned
in paragraph (b). (6)
In
this section— prescribed function
means a
function or
power of
the registrar, or
of SPER, under
this Act
that is
prescribed by
regulation for this section.
11 Management of office
(1) The registrar may make or issue an
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(2) The registrar has, for making or
issuing an order or warrant under this Act,
the same immunities and protection as officers of a
court. (3) Anything done by the registrar in the
name of or for SPER is taken to have been done by
SPER. 11A Identity cards (1)
The
registrar must issue an identity card to each enforcement
officer. (2)
The
identity card must— (a) contain a recent photograph of the
enforcement officer; and (b)
contain a
copy of
the enforcement officer’s
signature; and
(c) identify the person as an enforcement
officer appointed under this Act; and (d)
state an expiry date for the card.
(3) This section
does not
prevent the
issue of
a single identity
card
to a person for this Act and other purposes. 11B
Return of identity card If the office of
a person as an enforcement officer ends, the person must
return the person’s identity card to the registrar
within 21 days after the office ends unless
the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum
penalty—40 penalty units. 12 Protection from
liability (1) An official
does not
incur civil
liability for
an act done,
or omission made, honestly and without
negligence, when acting as an official. Current as at
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13] (2) If subsection
(1) prevents a
civil liability
attaching to
an official, liability attaches instead
to the State. (3) In this section— official
means— (a)
the
registrar; or (b) another member of the staff of SPER;
or (c) an enforcement officer.
Part
3 Infringement notices Division 1
Service of infringement notices
13 Service of infringement
notices—generally (1) If an
authorised person
reasonably believes
a person has
committed an
infringement notice
offence, the
authorised person may serve
an infringement notice on the person for the offence.
(2) If the
infringement notice
offence involves
a vehicle, the
infringement notice may be served under
section 14. (3) Section 14 does
not limit the
ways an
infringement notice
may
be served on a person. (4) An infringement
notice for an offence must not be served on a person
after the
end of the
period within
which an
administering authority
may start a
prosecution for
the offence and, if served, must be
withdrawn. (5) Section 28(2)
to (4) applies
to the withdrawal of
an infringement notice under subsection
(4). Page 20 Current as at
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14 Service of infringement notices for
infringement notice offences involving vehicles
(1) An infringement notice
for an infringement notice
offence involving a
vehicle may be served— (a) on the owner of
the vehicle; or (b) on the person named in a known user
declaration as the person who was in charge of the vehicle at
the relevant time; or (c)
on
the person named in a sold vehicle declaration as the
person to whom the vehicle had been sold or
otherwise disposed of before the relevant time.
(2) If the infringement notice is to be
served by post, the notice may be addressed to the person—
(a) for the owner of the vehicle—at the
address of the owner in the register of vehicles kept under
a registration Act; or (b) for the person
named in a known user declaration—at the person’s
address stated in the declaration or another address
for the person
in the register
of vehicles kept
under a registration Act; or
(c) for the person named in a sold vehicle
declaration—at the person’s address stated in the
declaration or another address for
the person in
the register of
vehicles kept
under a registration Act.
(3) Also, the
infringement notice
may be served
by securely placing
or attaching the
notice, addressed
to the owner,
without further
description, on
or to the
vehicle in
a conspicuous position.
(4) If the infringement notice is served
under subsection (3), it is taken to have
been served on the owner on the day it is placed
on
or attached to the vehicle. (5)
A person must
not interfere with
an infringement notice
placed on
or attached to
a vehicle unless
the person is
the owner or the person in charge of the
vehicle at the relevant time. Current as at
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14A] Maximum penalty for subsection (5)—40
penalty units. 14A Recovery of vehicle identification
costs (1) This section
applies if,
in relation to
an infringement notice
for an infringement notice
offence involving
a vehicle, an
administering authority
reasonably incurs
a cost in
establishing ownership of the vehicle
(a verification cost ).
(2) The fine
for the offence
is increased by
the amount of
the verification cost. 15
Infringement notices (1)
An
infringement notice must be in the form approved by the
administering authority. (2)
The
notice must state the following— (a)
a
unique number for the notice; (b)
the
date of the notice; (c) in relation to the alleged offender,
unless the notice is served under section 14(3)—
(i) the alleged
offender’s full name, or
surname and any initial, and address; or
(ii) the
particulars that
are, under
a regulation, identifying
particulars for the alleged offender; (d)
in
relation to the offence, particulars that are enough to
show clearly
the nature of
the offence, including
the following— (i)
if
the offence is one prescribed under a regulation
for this paragraph—the identifying particulars prescribed under
the regulation for the offence; (ii)
if
the offence took place over a period and did not
involve a
vehicle—the period
over which
the offence was committed;
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the
place the offence was committed and, subject to
subparagraph (ii),
the time and
date of
the offence; (iv)
if
the offence involves a vehicle—the identifying particulars prescribed under
a regulation for
the vehicle; (v)
if
the offence involves an animal—the identifying particulars prescribed under
a regulation for
the animal; (e)
the
fine for the offence and how and where the fine may
be
paid; (f) the ways the alleged offender may
respond to the notice under section 22; (g)
that
the notice may be withdrawn at any time before the
fine
is satisfied in full; (h) if
the offence involves
a vehicle, the
general effect
of section 17; (i)
if
the amount of the fine is increased under section 14A
because the
administering authority
incurred a
verification cost—the amount of the
verification cost; (j) that if the alleged offender
defaults— (i) the fine
may be registered with
SPER as
an infringement notice default;
and (ii) additional fees
may be payable; and (iii) enforcement action
may be taken
to recover the
amount of the fine. 16
Effect of this part on prosecution
(1) The fact
that an
infringement notice
has been, or
could be,
served on a person for an offence, does not
affect the starting or continuation of a proceeding against the
person or anyone else in a court for the offence.
(2) This part does not—
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require the
serving of
an infringement notice
on a person for an
offence, as opposed to proceeding against the person in
another way; or (b) limit or
otherwise affect
the penalty that
may be imposed by a
court for an offence. Not authorised
—indicative only
Division 2 Liability for
infringement notice offences involving vehicles
17 Liability for infringement notice
offences involving vehicles (1)
If— (a) an
infringement notice
offence involving
a vehicle happens;
and (b) an infringement notice for the offence
is served on the person who is the owner of the vehicle at
the time of the offence; the owner is
taken to have committed the offence even though the actual
offender may have been someone else. (2)
If
the actual offender is someone else, subsection (1) does not
affect the liability of the actual offender,
but— (a) the owner
and the actual
offender can
not both be
punished for the offence; and
(b) if a fine is paid or a penalty is
imposed on one of them for the offence, a further penalty
must not be imposed on or recovered from the other person for
the offence. (3) However, the owner must not be taken
under subsection (1) to have committed the offence if, within
28 days after the date of an infringement notice
or service of
a summons for
the offence, the
owner makes
and gives to
the administering authority an
illegal user declaration, a known or unknown user
declaration or a sold vehicle declaration
for the vehicle for the offence. Page 24
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The
declaration must be made by— (a)
if
the owner is an individual—the owner; or (b)
if
the owner is a corporation—an executive officer of the
corporation or the responsible
operator. Not authorised —indicative only
18 Effect of illegal user
declaration (1) This section applies if—
(a) an infringement notice
offence involving
a vehicle happens;
and (b) an infringement notice for the offence
is served on the person who is the owner of the vehicle at
the relevant time; and (c)
the person makes
and gives to
the administering authority an
illegal user declaration for the vehicle. (2)
In a
proceeding for the offence against the owner, a court must
not find the
owner guilty
of the offence
if it is
satisfied, whether
on the statements contained
in the declaration or
otherwise, the
vehicle was
stolen or
illegally taken
at the relevant
time. 19 Effect of known user
declaration (1) This section applies if—
(a) an infringement notice
offence involving
a vehicle happens;
and (b) an infringement notice for the offence
is served on the person who is the owner of the vehicle at
the relevant time; and (c)
the person makes
and gives to
the administering authority a
known user declaration for the vehicle. (2)
This
section and section 17 apply as if the person named in
the
declaration as the person in charge of the vehicle at the
relevant time (the user
)
were the owner of the vehicle at that time.
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20] (3) A proceeding for the offence may be
started against the user only if a copy of the declaration has
been served on the user. (4) In
a proceeding for
the offence against
the user, the
declaration is
evidence that
the user was
in charge of