Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00522:clause:8_21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00522
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 8 cl 21
Character Range: 62097–63066

21  Before Division 96
Insert:

Division 95C—Civil penalties

95C‑1  Civil penalty provisions

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
 (2) For the purposes of Part 4 of the *Regulatory Powers Act, the Secretary is an authorised applicant in relation to the *civil penalty provisions of this Act.

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.