Last updated 23 September 2024

All adults who are sentenced for an offence in Queensland are required to pay an offender levy. The offender levy is an administrative fee applied by the court in order to help pay for law enforcement and administration costs. The levy is payable on each sentencing event, regardless of the outcome and whether or not a conviction is recorded. It is not considered to be a fine or to form part of the person’s sentence. If a person is convicted of more than one offence at a particular sentence hearing, they are only liable to pay one offender levy.

As at the date of writing, the offender levy is $138.10 for a conviction in the Magistrates Court and $413.90 for a conviction in either the District Court or the Supreme Court.