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Penalty and fee units
Penalty and fee units are used in Victoria’s Acts and Regulations to describe the amount of a fine or a fee. The way that penalty and fee units are set and calculated is set out in the Monetary Units Act 2004 (link below).
Penalty units
Penalty units are used to define the amount payable for fines for many offences. For example, the fine for selling a tobacco product to a person aged under 18 is 4 penalty units.
One penalty unit is $122.14 in the 2011–12 financial year (1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012).
The rate for penalty units is indexed annually, so that it is raised in line with inflation. Any change to the value of a penalty unit will happen on 1 July each year.
Fee units
Fee units are used to calculate the cost of a certificate, registration or licence that is set out in an Act or Regulation. For example, the cost of depositing a Will with the supreme court registrar of probates is 1.6 fee units.
The value of one fee unit is currently $12.22. This value may increase at the beginning of a financial year, at the same time as penalty units.
The cost of fees and penalties is calculated by multiplying the number of units by the current value of the fee or unit. The exact cost may be rounded up or down.
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Related legislation
Related website
Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel – Penalty and fee units