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Long wait for refunds of 'gobsmacking' unlawful fees

Everything from fine payments to marriage certificates have been hit with wrongful merchant surcharges in NSW over eight years.

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Millions of people in NSW charged illegal merchant fees by state agencies, government says

Residents unlawfully charged about $144m in fees on services such as licence renewals, car registrations and fine repayments since 2016, minister says

The Guardian - AU

'Punched, spat on, abused': union says no ticketless fines puts rangers at risk

Councils have dished out millions of dollars in ticketless fines.

Newcastle Herald

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Here's what using a mobile phone cost the region's distracted drivers

Revenue NSW data has revealed the region's hot spots for fines.

Newcastle Herald

Unclaimed money: how to check if you’re owed a share of $234 million in NSW

State government says it has returned a record $21.8m of cash this financial year, but much more remains waiting to be claimed

The Guardian - AU

Potential bonanza, NSW holding unclaimed millions

Revenue NSW has returned a record amount of unclaimed money to people, but millions more is up for grabs with people encouraged to check if they are owed cash.

AAP

Judge suggests Revenue NSW ‘not following the law’ on homeless woman Covid fine

State government has admitted 33,000 Covid fines were invalid but questions remain about additional 29,000 fines issued during pandemic

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We haven't forgotten about COVID-19 hotel bills: NSW

NSW has resorted to taking money from the bank accounts of Australians to recoup hotel quarantine bills as talks continue over Queensland's $105 million debt.

AAP

GPs face state payroll tax threat

She said the tax would force practices to close.

Newcastle Herald

NSW unlikely to withdraw further Covid fines despite court ruling many were unlawful

More than 33,000 fines were rescinded last year after a supreme court ruling, but correspondence from authorities suggests thousands more will stand

The Guardian - AU

NSW motorists left fuming by ‘predatory’ ticketless parking fines

Some NSW councils are giving up on paper tickets and instead sending letters up to a month later, giving motorists little chance to appeal or even realise their mistake

The Guardian - AU

In justice’s blind spot: my dogged fight against Revenue NSW to preserve a clean driving record

When I was pinged for a nonsensical red light offence and fined $469, it wasn’t about the money, it was about the principle. Well, and the money

The Guardian - AU

Refunds for invalid NSW Covid fines must be claimed within 21 days, recipients told

Revenue NSW says the money will be transferred into government’s unclaimed money fund after three weeks of inaction

The Guardian - AU

Covid fine cancellations underline sense of unfair treatment in western Sydney

Move has come as a relief to many families but also damaged the ‘already fragile trust’ communities had in government’s decisions

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Payment sought for 929 NSW residents who agreed to work off now invalid Covid fines

Redfern Legal Centre calls for compensation after withdrawal of 33,000 pandemic-era fines

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New South Wales government cancels more than half its COVID-19 fines — this is what it means for you

It started with a court challenge to two infringements, and ended up with more than 33,000 being canned — this is what you need to know about the New South Wales government's decision to scrap more than half the COVID fines it issued.

The Guardian - AU

NSW government under pressure to scrap further 29,000 Covid fines after court ruling

State forced to cancel 33,000 fines so far but Revenue NSW argues ‘technical’ supreme court decision ‘does not mean offences were not committed’

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More Than 33,000 COVID-19 Fines Will Be Binned After The NSW Govt Agreed They Were Invalid

The Supreme Court heard two test cases about the sitch.

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Australia to withdraw or refund tens of thousands of COVID fines

Australia's largest state will withdraw or refund tens of thousands of fines issued during the COVID pandemic after government lawyers conceded on Tuesday that some fines were invalid in a test case brought by a legal advocacy group.

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NSW to pay back COVID fines worth millions of dollars

Millions of dollars worth of fines issued to thousands of people in NSW for breaching COVID-19 restrictions are being withdrawn by the state's revenue

Newcastle Herald

Millions of dollars in NSW COVID fines withdrawn

Millions of dollars worth of fines issued to thousands of people in NSW for breaching COVID-19 restrictions are being withdrawn by the state's revenue agency.

The Guardian - AU

More than 33,000 Covid fines withdrawn in NSW after adverse court ruling

Court victory by Redfern Legal Centre prompts government to cancel half of all fines issued for breaching pandemic restrictions

AAP

Variety of views on NSW opt-in land tax

The NSW government wants to introduce an optional land tax for first-home buyers in January, but a parliamentary inquiry is examining the scheme first.

ABC News

Lawyers push to waive COVID fines issued to children as young as 13

The New South Wales government is resisting growing calls to scrap tens of thousands of COVID fines, which lawyers say were unjustly issued.

The Guardian - AU

Sitting in a park, riding a bike: Covid fines in NSW riddled with problems, legal centres say

Marginalised and disadvantaged groups bore the brunt of the state’s lockdown fines, according to community legal centres

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