Vicious and cruel attacks on the poor and disadvantaged will leave thousands to die of poverty, homelessness and starvation.New initiatives by The State Dept Recovery and the cruel unrelenting Carr government will lead to a slow death of thousands of our poor and disadvantaged people.
Deaths from despair starvation and malnutrition will become common place; all in the name of so called good get tough government.
Two thirds of fines are never collected because they go beyond the means of the defendants and because in lots of cases people do not see that they are responsible. Especially where people know their in the right and no fine ought to have been a penalty.
Rules introduced by the State Government last June allow the office to deduct fines from wages or bank accounts, levy charges on land titles, summons people to explain their financial situation and force them to perform community service.
By Justice Action 21 January 2003
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Rules introduced by the State Government last June allow the office to deduct fines from wages or bank accounts, levy charges on land titles, summons people to explain their financial situation and force them to perform community service.
Robin Egan
Two thirds of fines are never collected because they go beyond the means of the defendants and because in lots of cases people do not see that they are responsible. Especially where people know their in the right and no fine ought to have been a penalty.
