Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019A00092:clause:16_15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019A00092
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 16 cl 15
Character Range: 207763–210346

15  At the end of section 790A
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Continuing contravention
 (2) If a contravention of a civil penalty provision in the regulations is a continuing contravention, the regulations may provide that the maximum civil penalty for each day that the contravention continues is 10% of the maximum civil penalty that could be imposed in respect of that contravention.

Extension to offshore areas
 (3) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions covered by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(aa), extends to each offshore area.
 (4) Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions covered by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(ab), extends to each offshore area.
 (5) Part 6 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions covered by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(abc), extends to each offshore area.
 (6) Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions covered by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(ac), extends to each offshore area.

Extension to external Territories etc.
 (7) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions covered by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(aa), extends to each external Territory referred to in section 34.
 (8) Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions covered by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(ab), extends to each external Territory referred to in section 34.
 (9) Part 6 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions covered by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(abc), extends to each external Territory referred to in section 34.
 (10) Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions covered by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(ac), extends to each external Territory referred to in section 34.

Application of the Regulatory Powers Act
 (11) In determining the meaning of the expression an Act provides, when used in Part 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, assume that regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) are an Act.

OP/GGS legislative instrument
 (12) For the purposes of this section, OP/GGS legislative instrument means a legislative instrument made under this Act.

Part 2—Amendments commencing the same time as Schedule 1 commences

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006