Victoria’s ombudsman says a 22 per cent jump in complaints against Fines Victoria in January, compared with the same month last year, is likely being driven by a return to “normal” enforcement.

Deborah Glass told Neil Mitchell because enforcement action had returned, complaints about that enforcement had also returned.

“There was a break during COVID when they didn’t chase people down for fines,” she said.

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