Tuvalu Island Courts Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia
Tuvalu Island Courts Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia
Tuvalu Island Courts Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia
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If you order imprisonment for default <strong>of</strong> payment, the prison sentence must follow the scale<br />
below: reg 26(1) <strong>Island</strong> <strong><strong>Court</strong>s</strong> Regulations (Cap 3).<br />
Amount<br />
Not exceeding $2<br />
Exceeding $2 but not $4<br />
Exceeding $4 but not $20<br />
Exceeding $20<br />
Maximum sentence<br />
7 days<br />
14 days<br />
6 weeks<br />
2 months<br />
You must not impose imprisonment unless it is proved that the person not paying the debt had<br />
the funds to do so, but refused or neglected to pay it: reg 26(1) <strong>Island</strong> <strong><strong>Court</strong>s</strong> Regulations (Cap<br />
3).<br />
Also, the Enforcement <strong>of</strong> Judgments (Payment from Wages) Act (Cap 94) gives you additional<br />
power to order direct deduction from a person’s salary when they are working. This will be<br />
helpful in many cases and prevent imprisonment.<br />
Note that going to prison for failing to pay the debt does not extinguish the debt to be paid: reg<br />
26(1) <strong>Island</strong> <strong><strong>Court</strong>s</strong> Regulations (Cap 3).<br />
5.5 Delivering Your Judgment<br />
Follow the format on the following page when making and delivering your decision. Remember<br />
that it is important to:<br />
• consider all the evidence given and either accept it or reject it; and<br />
• give reasons.<br />
<strong>Tuvalu</strong> <strong>Island</strong> <strong><strong>Court</strong>s</strong> <strong>Bench</strong> <strong>Book</strong> June 2004
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