NOT PAYING FINES ! problem with State Debt Recovery Office

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Q. I live in NSW & got a speeding fine. The "Infringement Processing Bureau" sent me the fine. I did not pay this and ignored the letter and have not paid anything. The "State Debt Recovery Office" has now sent me a fine. I have ignored the letter and have not paid anything. Now my questions: 1) The State Debt Recovery Office will suspend my license. Will they ever actually CANCEL my licence? 2) The State Debt Recovery Office will garnishee my bank accounts. How do they know the details of these bank accounts, which bank, building society and credit union (out of all 250 of those in Australia) and what BSB & account numbers I hold? 3) The State Debt Recovery Office will order a "Community Service Order" for me. I actually WANT to do Community Service above all the other options; can I dictate to the State Debt Recovery Office that I want to do community service above all other recovery procedures? 4) I will live in Queensland in 2 weeks. What stops me applying for a new license there, just by filling in the right forms & showing them my NSW License (which they will destroy, I understand). How will Queensland know my NSW License has been cancelled? Also, does the SDRO have jurisdiction over fine enforcement to a person not residing in NSW?

A. -It's suspended until you pay the fine. The longer you take the more it will cost.possibly your tax or centrelink thingies.When I changed over my license in QLD (and SA) from NSW, they had to send a fax to NSW to had it verified -if it goes on long enough yes.Probably from the rego or licence payment records or the banking records.yes and this is additional to the fine.Yep you can do that and also get to pay the fine.Because when they enter your name in the computer it is now checked against the other states and the NSW debt flag will ris eup and go 'ALERT'. -They can still be garnisheed, they may collect at something like $10 a fortnight, but yep they can get some money; and yes there is a basic component level where they have to wait until you get more than that, but all full Centrelink payments are above that level. -The full Centrelink payments are ABOVE the minimal set living requirements and anyone with a lawful reason can garnashee the component above the minimal allowance. Whether they would choose to do that instead of getting a court order to claim property, eg car TV etc, as settlement of the debt is another issue. BTW CSA and courts do, and have, used court orders against Centrelink payments to recover Child Assessment payments and court fees.

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