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IMPORTED FOOD CONTROL ACT 1992 - SECT 21

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  The Regulatory Powers Act is triggered to allow a range of enforcement actions in relation to this Act.

  Authorised officers are permitted to enter premises under a monitoring warrant or with consent of the occupier and to exercise monitoring powers under that Act for the purposes of determining:

  (a)   whether this Act or a compliance agreement has been, or is being, complied with; or

  (b)   whether information given in compliance or purported compliance with this Act is correct.

  Authorised officers are permitted to enter premises under an investigation warrant or with consent of the occupier and to exercise investigation powers under that Act for the purposes of gathering material relating to the contravention of offence and civil penalty provisions in this Act.

  A civil penalty provision of this Act is enforceable under that Act. A relevant court may order a person contravening such a provision to pay to the Commonwealth a pecuniary penalty.

  Infringement notices may be issued for suspected contraventions of strict liability offences and civil penalty provisions under this Act. Such a notice allows a person to pay an amount as an alternative to having court proceedings brought against the person for the contravention.

  Undertakings to comply with this Act may be accepted and enforced under that Act. If a person gives an undertaking, the undertaking may be enforced by a court order.



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