Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In section 147(1) of the Principal Act—
(a) for "elects" substitute "is eligible";
(b) after "permit" insert "and consents to do so".
(2) For section 147(2) of the Principal Act substitute —
"(2) A community work permit must not be issued under this Division to an infringement offender in respect of one or more infringement warrants if the total amount of the outstanding fines under that infringement warrant or those infringement warrants exceeds an amount equivalent to the value of 100 penalty units.
(3) A community work permit must not be issued under this Division to an infringement offender unless the sheriff is satisfied that the infringement offender—
(a) has the capacity to perform community work; and
(b) is reasonably unlikely to breach the conditions of a community work permit.".
(3) In section 148 of the Principal Act—
(a) in paragraph (a), for "an infringement warrant" substitute "one or more infringement warrants";
(b) in paragraph (b)—
(i) for "elects" substitute "consents";
(ii) for "the infringement warrant" substitute "one or more infringement warrants";
(c) after "with the infringement warrant" insert "or warrants".
(4) At the end of section 148 of the Principal Act insert —
"(2) A community work permit must specify—
(a) the amount of the outstanding fines in penalty units to which the community work permit applies; and
(b) the number of hours a person is required to work under the community work permit in respect of each infringement warrant to which the community work permit applies.".
(5) In section 150 of the Principal Act, for "a period determined by the sheriff" substitute "the number of hours specified in the community work permit".