Commonwealth Numbered Acts

VET STUDENT LOANS ACT 2016 (NO. 98, 2016) - SECT 84

             (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.

             (2)  For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act as it applies in relation to this Act:

                     (a)  each of the following is an authorised applicant:

                              (i)  the Secretary;

                             (ii)  an SES employee, or an acting SES employee, in the Department; and

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

                              (i)  the Federal Court;

                             (ii)  the Federal Circuit Court;

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