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Local Laws Infringement Prosecutions

Bartels, Taylor & Associates Pty Ltd (BTA P/L) offers you a viable alternative to the Infringements Court.

BTA P/L offers Councils a comprehensive alternative to management of unpaid Council infringements through the Infringements Court. The Local Laws Infringement Prosecutions service is an additional process conducted by BTA P/L to manage matters unresolved following door-knock activities conducted under the Local Laws Infringement Management service.

This service is a cost effective solution to the current administration of cases requiring prosecution.

Cost efficiencies include:

overall minimal cost to Council - Court costs are usually recovered through Court processes

early resolution - unpaid fines result in a Court judgement which ensures that the matter is finalised within a twelve (12) month period

freeing up of resources - Council employees will usually not be required to attend hearings and can be freed up to concentrate on other work

reduction in prosecution training activities - your requirement to train staff for prosecution purposes will be reduced.

BTA P/L can prepare documents for you for mention in Court.

A team of trained personnel which includes Barristers, experienced prosecutors and legal staff will manage the preparation of documents to be presented in Court on your behalf.

BTA P/L can also handle your Court matter and provide a full legal service in the court-room.

Once Court documents are lodged, our Barrister / Prosecutor will represent Council in Court proceedings

Contested matters are referred back to Council for negotiation of further prosecution activities.

The benefits of the Local Laws Infringement Prosecutions service include:

raising Council's profile - compliance activities related to local law offences become more widely known in the local and wider communities

improved personal compliance - an increase in overall payment of infringement notices by individuals

reduction in habitual offenders - over time, a decrease can be expected as offenders come to understand defaulting local laws infringements is no longer a viable or attractive option

resource efficiencies - Council employees are freed up to do other activities

speedier resolution - overall reduction in outstanding fines and faster recovery of moneys owed to Council.

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