Appeal my parking fine Pay your fine 1Introduction2Grounds for reviewing your fine3Eligibility4Infringement information5Your details6Review Did you know? By law, you only get one chance to appeal, so make sure you provide all the relevant information to us upfront. You can use this form to Request a review of your parking fine if you think it meets the legal grounds for review. Before you begin You can read up to make sure you understand why you were fined, at Understand your parking fine. We also usually take photos when issuing your parking fine. Review any available photos before deciding if you want to proceed with an appeal. If you now believe that you should pay your fine, see Pay a parking fine. To complete this form Tell us your contact details.Know the grounds on which you're appealing the fine.Provide documentation to support your review. It takes about 10 minutes to complete this form. After you submit this form We will: Send you an email and optional SMS to confirm we’ve received your requestPut your fine on hold while we assess your appeal.On receipt of your application, we will put your fine on hold, so you won’t incur any additional fees. We will assess your application within 90 days of receipt and provide you an outcome via email.Ask you for additional information if needed.If we need more information or evidence to assess your application, we will request this in writing. You will have 14 days from receipt of the request to provide the information. If no additional information or evidence is provided, we will assess your application based on what was originally provided.Assess your application.We will assess your application in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and guidelines. This includes the Infringements Act 2006 and the Attorney-General’s Guidelines to the Infringements Act 2006. These outline what type of evidence is required under different circumstances.Inform you of the outcome.We will write to inform you of the outcome of your application via your chosen method. Possible outcomes include:Confirm the fineWithdraw the fineWithdraw the fine with a warningWithdraw the fine and refer the matter to courtWaive feesApprove a payment plan What happens with your information? We record your information on our customer database and make it available to relevant Council staff in line with City of Boroondara’s Privacy Statement. The contact details you provide to Council may be used by Council to contact you in relation to other Council functions and services. Hiddengravity_guid The grounds for appealing your fine * RequiredPlease selectSpecial CircumstancesContrary to LawExceptional CircumstancesMistake of IdentityPerson Unaware You can apply to appeal your fine under Special Circumstances if any of the following applies to you, and you can demonstrate or show a link between your special circumstance and the offending behaviour that led to the fine: intellectual disabilitymental illness or disordera serious addiction to drugs or alcoholhomelessnessfamily violence (for more information, see Family Violence Scheme – Fines Victoria [external site]long-term circumstances Please choose your 'special circumstance' * RequiredPlease selecta mental or intellectual conditiona serious addiction to drugs or alcoholhomelessnessfamily violencelong-term circumstances If you are homelessYou will need to provide a report from for example your case worker, case manager, approved agency (e.g. the Salvation Army) or recognised health or community welfare service provider. The report must: include details of current living arrangements,give details of period of homelessness,demonstrate how this circumstance contributed to your receiving a fine,provide any additional information that may assist us,be signed and dated within the last 12 months. If you have been impacted by family violenceYou will need to provide a report from for example your case worker or social worker (e.g. a specialist family violence case worker), Victoria Police, your financial counsellor, health practitioner (e.g. general practitioner, psychologist, psychiatrist, registered occupational therapist), school principal or school welfare coordinator. Evidence can include a statement, report, letter, family violence safety notice or a family violence intervention order. Information that may support your application includes: your practitioner/case worker’s qualification and the period of engagement,a summary of your circumstances,whether you were experiencing family violence at the time the offence was committed, andwhether, in the opinion of the practitioner, there is a connection between your circumstances involving family violence and the offending behaviour. If you suffer from a mental or intellectual conditionYou will need to provide a report from for example your general practitioner, psychologist, psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse. Information that may support your application includes: your practitioner/case worker’s qualification and the period of engagement,the nature, severity and duration of your condition and/or symptoms,whether you were suffering from the relevant condition at the time the offence was committed, andwhether, in the opinion of the practitioner, there is a connection between your relevant condition and the offending behaviour. If you suffer from a serious addiction to drugs or alcoholYou will need to provide a report from for example your general practitioner, case manager, psychologist, psychiatrist, accredited drug treatment agency or drug counsellor. Information that may support your application includes: your practitioner/counsellor’s qualification and the period of engagement,the nature, severity and duration of your condition and/or symptoms,whether you were suffering from the relevant condition at the time the offence was committed, andwhether, in the opinion of the practitioner, there is a connection between your relevant condition and the offending behaviour. If you are not able to deal with your fine due to severe disabling long-term circumstances, you need to provide evidence that your circumstances: are long term and particularly severe, disabling or incapacitating, andrelate mostly to issues other than financial hardship, andmake it impracticable or unfeasible for you to deal with your fine by:paying in fullpaying in instalmentscompleting activities or treatment under a work and development permitapplying for the family violence scheme. Examples include: long-term involuntary mental health caresevere physical or intellectual disability. Please provide any additional information about your 'special circumstance' * Required This will help us decide on the outcome of your appeal. Please upload supporting documents * Required please attach evidence as outlined above, based on your circumstances. You can upload a maximum of 5 files at 10MB each. Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 5. Maximum file size - 10 mega bytes. You can apply to appeal your fine if you believe that it is inconsistent with the law, invalid (for example, it is incomplete or does not otherwise comply with the formal legal requirements for an infringement notice) or that the officer who issued the fine acted unlawfully, unfairly, improperly or outside their authority. Please provide any additional information about why you believe the issued infringement is contrary to law * Required Please state why you believe this fine is Contrary to Law. Please upload any supporting documents * Required Please attach evidence to support your application. This might include photos of the parking sign where the fine was issued or witness statements. You can upload a maximum of 5 files at 10MB each. Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 5. Maximum file size - 10 mega bytes. You can apply to appeal your fine if the offence occurred due to an extraordinary or unavoidable situation, for example a medical emergency / a medical issueyou parked a damaged vehicle (temporarily) directly following an accidenthad a mechanical breakdown You must provide information about your 'exceptional circumstances' * Required These scenarios are examples that are not considered exceptional - i.e. needed the toilet, appointment overran, I only stopped there for a minute. Describe in 2000 characters or less why you are appealing your parking fine. If you need more room, attach your description in the supporting documents section below. This will help us decide on the outcome of your appeal. Please upload supporting documents * Required You will need to attach documentation that supports your exceptional circumstance relevant to the time and date of your fine. Documents that may assist us with your review are on our website Appeal your parking fine | City of Boroondara under Reasons You Can Appeal. You can upload a maximum of 5 files at 10MB each. Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 5. Maximum file size - 10 mega bytes. You can appeal if either you weren't the driver who committed the parking offence (the car was stolen or driven by someone else) or your registration number was recorded incorrectly. Please choose your 'Mistake of identity' reason * RequiredPlease selectthe offence was committed by another driverthe wrong registration number was recordedyour car was stolenCommitted by another driver. If committed by another driver, complete the Nomination statement form. Please upload a copy of your car registration certificate * Required An infringement will only be eligible for waiving if a copy of your car registration certificate is uploaded. You can upload a maximum of 5 files at 10MB each. Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 5. Maximum file size - 10 mega bytes. Please upload a copy of the police report * Required An infringement will only be eligible for waiving if a copy of your police report relating to your stolen vehicle is uploaded. You can upload a maximum of 5 files at 10MB each. Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 5. Maximum file size - 10 mega bytes. If you didn't know about your parking fine and missed the due date, you can appeal to get more time to pay it. Please provide reason why you were unaware of the initial fine * RequiredPlease upload any supporting documentation You can upload a maximum of 5 files at 10MB each. Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 5. Maximum file size - 10 mega bytes. Was your fine issued by Boroondara City Council? * Required Yes No / not sure We can only assess appeal applications for fines that were issued by City of Boroondara. Please check that our logo is on your fine. Is the vehicle or fine registered in your name? * Required Yes No / not sure By law, the only people who can apply for review are: the registered ownersomeone acting on the owner's behalf with their consenta person who has been formally nominated as the driver. If the registration paperwork from the roads authority (VicRoads in Victoria) is personally addressed to you each year, you're the registered owner and can continue with this form. If you were the driver (but not the owner) when this parking fine was issued, you should close this form and arrange for the registered vehicle owner to nominate you as the driver by completing and sending us the Nomination statement form. Once you have been nominated as the driver, we will reissue the fine in your name. Alternatively if you wish to act as the owner's authorised representative, you can proceed with this form if you attach a letter from the owner authorising you to act on their behalf. Do you understand why you were fined? * Required Yes No / not sure If you don't understand your parking fine, see Understand your parking fine.Check if we took photos when we issued your fine.If you now believe that you should pay your fine, see Pay a parking fine. Do you understand the grounds for which you are appealing your fine? * Required Yes No / not sure Appeal applications must state a grounds for appeal. Current legislation outlines you can appeal on five grounds; exceptional circumstances, special circumstances, contrary to law, mistake of identity and person unaware We provide further information about what constitutes valid and invalid grounds on the website. Appeal applications must state a grounds for appeal. Find out the valid grounds to appeal on our Appeal your parking fine page. . Have you attached the supporting documentation you need for this appeal? * Required Yes No / not sure In most cases you will need to attach evidence in support of your appeal. Find out what evidence is needed for each grounds for appeal on our Appeal your parking fine page. Under the Infringements Act, you can only apply to appeal each infringement notice once. This means you need to provide all relevant details and evidence to help us make a decision. Please confirm your fine was issued by Boroondara City Council.Please confirm the vehicle or fine is registered in your name.Please confirm you understand why you were fined.Please confirm you understand which grounds are valid for appealing your fine.Please confirm you have the documentation you need to appeal. HiddenInfringement informationInfringement notice number * Required The infringement notice number can be found on your infringement notice and is exactly 8 digits (numeric), and contains no spaces. Vehicle registration number * Required HiddenYour detailsGiven name * Required Last name * Required Email address * Required Phone type * RequiredMobileLandlineYour phone number * Required Include your area code. 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