Fines: are disadvantaged people at a disadvantage? Justice issues paper 27

Using LAW Survey data, this paper reveals that fines problems disproportionately affect disadvantaged people. The most disadvantaged were particularly vulnerable to fines problems, and the adverse consequences resulting from fines...
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Fine but not fair: fines and disadvantage, Justice issues paper 3

There are 17 000 offences in approximately 100 legislative instruments for which a penalty notice or 'fine' can be issued in New South Wales (NSW).1 While many fines are for...
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