NSW: Another Fine Mess
The NSW Government has budgeted $329 million in revenue from fines this year, with 90 per cent to be sourced from motorists. The estimate is $33 million up on last year.
How much harder can they milk the golden goose called the motorist? Next year the NSW Government plans to up the ante to $351 million. Incredibly, there are more than 600 fine-generating offences on the books. The NSW Law and Justice Foundation Report called Fine, But Not Fair, says fines unfairly impact on the disadvantaged.


