
Treasurer Dick takes a shot at cracking open Qld's Aladdin's cave of unpaid fines
Fine defaulters owe the State Government more than a billion dollars. Successive Treasurers have tried to collect but with little success, writes Robert Macdonald.
Fine defaulters owe the State Government more than a billion dollars. Successive Treasurers have tried to collect but with little success, writes Robert Macdonald.
Queenslanders suffering from economic hardship during the coronavirus pandemic who have telephoned the Government’s state penalties enforcement registry (SPER) have had their calls diverted to a credit reporting agency previously fined millions of dollars for breaching customer law.
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The Queensland Government agency responsible for collecting more than $1 billion of state debts — the State Penalty Enforcement Registry (SPER) — is being assessed for “allegations of corrupt conduct” after a referral by its own department.