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The university, which is seeking legal advice on the matter, revealed on Thursday it had an agreement with Tenix Solutions, an external contractor understood to have overseen its parking fines review process. The council, in Melbourne’s south-east, admitted it was "refunding drivers who parked illegally" due to an administrative error.
The City of Kingston, in Melbourne's south-east, revealed on Wednesday it will also repay motorists $2.3 million after discovering about 20,000 fines were wrongly reviewed by Tenix Solutions between 2006 and 2016.Ryan Osland "However, there have been concerns raised that the legislation may not allow external agencies to conduct appeals."
Any appeal not judged by a judicial officer is illegal. Hence civic compliance is in the same boat.
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