State forced to cancel 33,000 fines so far but Revenue NSW argues ‘technical’ supreme court decision ‘does not mean offences were not committed’
The government’s hand was forced by a test case, run by Redfern Legal Centre, which argued that police did not provide sufficient detail about the offence, a breach of the Fines Act.
Almost immediately after filing a court challenge, Pank’s fine was withdrawn, something he described at the time as “ridiculous”. On Tuesday evening Pank said he was frustrated it had taken this long for the government to concede its error in the two remaining cases. Another resident who was fined for riding a bike in a different council area, despite being within 5km of his home, said the government’s attitude to concerns about the enforcement of fines had been baffling.
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