(Australia, criminal law) An amount of money, used as a basis of a penalty fine, which can be adjusted by the government without the need to pass new legislation.
(Australia, criminal law) An amount of money, used as a basis of a penalty fine, which can be adjusted by the government without the need to pass new legislation.
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(Australia, industrial relations) A mandated minimum rate of pay which is higher than the usual minimum wage, paid to an employee when working on weekends, public holidays, overtime, late night shifts or early morning shifts.
(UK, Hong Kong) A notice served on an offender by an authorised person, which is usually for committing a minor offence. It requires the offender to pay a fixed fine within a certain period of time, or appeal against it, possibly in court.
(Australia) The alleged practice of using traffic fines as a means of gathering taxes, rather than for road safety.
(AU) An approach to criminal sentencing in Australian Aboriginal communities, based on Aboriginal customs and having the involvement of the elders.