​After court

This figure is a flow chart with labelled boxes linked by lines.  The flowchart describes the action that you can take after the court has made a decision and you have received a Notice of Penalty.  

Each box in the flow chart contains a hyperlink to further information. 

The action you take will depend on your responses to each step in the flow chart. The flow chart is described as a list of 6 steps in which possible actions are listed beneath each step.

Step 1.  The court made a decision and may have sent you a Notice of Penalty [link to After court]. Possible action:

• You pay the total amount owing by the due date [link to Paying the court fine]. 

• You arrange to pay by Centrepay (if you get Centrelink benefits) [link to Paying the court fine]. 

• You apply for time to pay the fine by the due date [link to Paying the court fine]. Go to Step 2.

• You apply for a Work and Development Order (WDO) and complete activities to pay off your fine decision [link to Paying the court fine].

• You do nothing [link to Paying the court fine]. Go to Step 3.  

• You file an appeal to the District Court within 28 days [link to Appeals and annulments]. 

• You apply to annul (cancel) the magistrate's decision within two years of the decision if you were not at court when the decision was made [link to Appeals and annulments]. Go to Step 4.

Step 2. You apply for time to pay the fine by the due date [link to Paying the court fine]. Possible action:

• You pay the instalments until the fine is paid off [link to Paying the court fine]. 

• You miss one or more instalment payments [link to Paying the court fine]. Go to Step 3.

Step 3. The outstanding fine is sent to Revenue NSW for enforcement [link to Responding to an enforcement order].  

Step 4. You apply to annul (cancel) the magistrate's decision within two years of the decision if you were not at court when the decision was made [link to Appeals and annulments]. Possible action:

• A magistrate refuses to annul the decision [link to Making an annulment application Step by Step guide]. Go to Step 5.

• A magistrate annuls the decision [link to Making an annulment application Step by Step guide]. Go to Step 6.

Step 5.  A magistrate refuses to annul the decision [link to Making an annulment application Step by Step guide].  Possible action:

• You do nothing [link to Paying the court fine]. Go to Step 3.

• You pay the court fine [link to Paying the court fine]. 

• You appeal the magistrate's refusal to annul the decision [link to Appeals and annulments].

Step  6. Your matter is re-listed for mention [link to Mention].