Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - SECT 134D

Enforceable civil penalty provisions

  (1)   Each civil penalty provision of this Act is enforceable under Part   4 of the Regulatory Powers Act.

Note:   Part   4 of the Regulatory Powers Act allows a civil penalty provision to be enforced by obtaining an order for a person to pay a pecuniary penalty for the contravention of the provision.

Authorised applicant and relevant court

  (2)   For the purposes of Part   4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act:

  (a)   the Secretary is an authorised applicant; and

  (b)   each of the following is a relevant court:

  (i)   the Federal Court of Australia;

  (ii)   the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   2);

  (iii)   a court of a State or Territory that has jurisdiction in relation to matters arising under this Act.