Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered ActsEnforceable 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
(2) For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following persons is an authorised applicant in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act:
(a) the Secretary;
(b) an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Department with responsibilities in relation to this Act.
Note: The expressions SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
Relevant court
(3) For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following courts is a relevant court in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act:
(a) the Federal Court of Australia;
(b) the Federal Circuit Court of Australia;
(c) a court of a State or Territory that has jurisdiction in relation to the matter.
Liability of Crown
(4) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act, does not make the Crown liable to a pecuniary penalty.