Luca12

Thanks for your reply Ausvisitor. I totally agree with you that the fine is no longer outstanding but the question being asked on Form 80 is if i have ever had (could be paid in full now) any outstanding debts. So probably I should be asking, is any fine considered a debt or at what stage does a fine becomes an outstanding debt ? I appreciate your response . Best

Hi Guys, I am on a TR visa in Aus and am filling form-80 for my PR application. For question 36, in the last part, there is a question which needs to be answered in yes or no. The question is: "had any outstanding debts to the Australian Government or any public authority in Australia? Background: I live in VIC and received a speeding fine, speeding above 10km/hr but less than 15km/hr. Someone knowingly falsely nominated me and I applied for a rejection of nomination but due to lack of knowledge, (since I am dealing with something like this for the first time) I did not attach a stat declaration. Because of this the Traffic Camera Office did not accept my rejection and posted a letter to my address which I did not see and then after a couple of months I went overseas for a trip. On the day of my departure, the Fines Vic issued a penalty reminder notice, this had expired before my arrival to Aus. When I went to check the post after my arrival, I found the notice of final demand and all the other letters, I wasn't expecting this. The next day, I went to Fines Vic office on Williams street and the operator told me that there is nothing I can do now since the fine is in Final Demand stage. I was baffled after listening to him, went back to my office, very distressed as I had no idea how I ended up in this situation. So, the following day I went to the Victoria Police, Traffic Camera Office. There I spoke with my case officer from admin support, she asked me to go to court for an extract to get an extension for the infringement and based on the evidence, I was granted the extension. I then applied again for a rejection of nomination, this time with a stat declaration but the Traffic Camera Office again did not accept it. The car was registered under a company and I had to provide them (Traffic Camera Office) with a retraction letter from the company which I never got. So I ended up paying the fine. My Question: 1: Is a speeding fine in the Final Demand stage which has been paid in full by me, considered as an outstanding debt? 2: Will a National Police Check certificate, state/mention me going to magistrates court to get an extract for extension of infringement? I will be really thankful to anyone who can help me get out of this dilemma. Best, Luca