Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00490:section:214:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00490
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 214 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 313557–314842

of civil penalty provisions.

Reimbursement
 (8) If:
 (a) the Regulator gives a person a notice under subsection (2); and
 (b) in complying with that notice, the person arranges for an audit team leader to carry out an audit on one or more aspects of the person's compliance with this Act or the associated provisions; and
 (c) the audit report does not indicate that there is evidence of non‑compliance by the person with this Act or the associated provisions; and
 (d) the person requests the Regulator to reimburse the person for reasonable costs incurred by the person in complying with the notice; and
 (e) the Regulator is satisfied that the person would suffer financial hardship if the person were not reimbursed for those costs;
the Regulator may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, reimburse the person for those costs.
 (9) A request under paragraph (8)(d) must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) be in a form approved, in writing, by the Regulator; and
 (c) be accompanied by such information as is specified in the regulations or the legislative rules; and
 (d) be accompanied by such documents (if any) as are specified in the regulations or the legislative rules.
 (10) The approved form of request may provide for verification by statutory declaration of statements in requests.