This report analyses the effectiveness of fines as a sentencing option. 

New South Wales Sentencing Council, The Effectiveness of Fines as a Sentencing Option: Court-imposed fines and penalty notices (Interim Report, October 2006)

Offences for unauthorised driving (driving unlicenced or while suspended or disqualified) disproportionately impact Aboriginal people. Barriers to getting a driver licence and suspensions from unpaid fines, especially in remote areas with limited transport, contribute to this issue. These factors increase Aboriginal incarceration rates and deepen broader social and economic disadvantage....

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New South Wales Sentencing Council, The Effectiveness of Fines as a Sentencing Option: Court-imposed fines and penalty notices (Interim Report, October 2006)

Driving offences