Talk:Penalty unit

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Australia

Please edit the article and tell readers what country this is talking about. Fg2 (talk) 01:20, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for identifying this as Australia. Fg2 (talk) 01:58, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Zambia (and probably many other countries) also uses penalty units: https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/act/si/2024/25/eng@2024-04-19 It's not a uniquely Australian phenomenon. --24.80.199.58 (talk) 19:20, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History

The article needs some history, showing when the concept first arose; was first enacted; and was amended (if it has been). The history could reuse and expand upon the current "Rationale" section, which I see gives no references.

Some international context would also be useful; do other legal jurisdictions – beside the Australian ones mentioned here – have a similar concept (under any name) of automatic indexation of fines and fees?

yoyo (talk) 17:47, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. See above. --24.80.199.58 (talk) 19:21, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]