Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598:section:25b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 25B
Character Range: 124532–125838

25B  Evidentiary certificates

Contravention
 (1) The Minister may issue a written certificate:
 (a) stating that a specified person has contravened, or is contravening, a specified civil penalty provision set out in this Division; and
 (b) setting out particulars of that contravention.
 (2) The Minister may issue a certificate under subsection (1) relating to a particular contravention if the Minister has reason to believe that the person concerned has committed, or is committing, the contravention.
 (3) To avoid doubt, a certificate under subsection (1) may be issued even if any relevant proceedings under section 475, 480A, 480K or 481 have been instituted.

Proposal
 (4) The Minister may issue a written certificate stating that, if a specified person were to carry out a proposal to engage in specified conduct, that conduct would contravene a specified civil penalty provision set out in this Division.
 (5) The Minister may issue a certificate under subsection (4) if the Minister has reason to believe that:
 (a) the person proposes to engage in the conduct concerned; and
 (b) the conduct would contravene the civil penalty provision concerned.
 (6) To avoid doubt, a certificate under subsection (4) may be issued even if any relevant proceedings under section 475 have been instituted.