Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00604:section:81
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00604
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 81
Character Range: 101631–102725

81  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 Minister 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;
 (b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).

Extension to external Territories
 (4) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act, extends to every external Territory.

Part 7—Investigation of accidents

Division 1A—Simplified outline of this Part