The State Penalties Enforcement Registry says 25,000 individuals and businesses owe more than $50 million in unpaid fines and penalties.
Sunshine Coast residents with outstanding debts may get a knock on the door over the next week as enforcement officers target the region.
The State Penalties Enforcement Registry says 25,000 individuals and businesses owe more than $50 million in unpaid fines and penalties."Our officers are carrying out operations throughout Queensland, but over the next week we'll be specifically targeting the Sunshine Coast and surrounding regions," Mr Easton said.
Mr Easton said there were at least 50 debtors in the Sunshine Coast region who had refused to pay their fines and penalties, leading to large SPER debts."When people don't pay their original infringement or fines from for example, the Queensland Police, it's referred to SPER and an additional $75 or so is added," he said.
"They've simply made a decision not to pay their pay their debts and so we're put in a position where we're forced to take stronger action."The Sunshine Coast region has the ninth-largest outstanding SPER debt in the state at $51,175,000.
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