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Legal basics 3 – Fines: how to sort them out

Legal basics 3 – Fines: how to sort them out is part of a series of legal basics information sheets that use stories and simple messages to cover areas of law that many people have problems with.

This information sheet can be used to support educational activities with communities. It has information on:

  • what is a fine
  • what can happen with unpaid fines
  • what you can do if you get an enforcement order
  • what happens if you get a seven-day notice
  • what happens if you are arrested
  • where to get help.

This information sheet is available in English, Arabic, Turkish, Vietnamese and Chinese.

Victoria Legal Aid also produce a booklet called Fines: your options for dealing with fines which gives you more detailed information on how to deal with fines.

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Published: English November 2011 / other languages October 2010

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Legal basics 3 – Fines: how to sort them out - PDF, 1.3mb What to do if you get a fine and what happens if you do not pay
Legal basics 3 – Fines: how to sort them out - RTF, 123.0kb What to do if you get a fine and what happens if you do not pay
Legal basics 3 – Fines: how to sort them out (Arabic) - PDF, 1.4mb What to do if you get a fine and what happens if you do not pay
Legal basics 3 – Fines: how to sort them out (Chinese) - PDF, 1.8mb What to do if you get a fine and what happens if you do not pay
Legal basics 3 – Fines: how to sort them out (Turkish) - PDF, 254.0kb What to do if you get a fine and what happens if you do not pay
Legal basics 3 – Fines: how to sort them out (Vietnamese) - PDF, 249.0kb What to do if you get a fine and what happens if you do not pay