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Fine Default Reform

Fine Default Reform

For more than two years we have been working with a coalition of community groups and Social Reinvestment WA, to urge the State Government to implement law reform to stop people being jailed because they are unable to pay their fines. Read more

Published: 16th December, 2019

Updated: 20th January, 2021

Author: Catrina Campbell-Fraser

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