Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF ANIMAL WELFARE AND LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS ACT 2019 - SECT 33

  (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 Secretary 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 of Australia;

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

  (c)   a court of a State or Territory that has jurisdiction in relation to matters arising under this Act.

Application

  (4)   Part   4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act, applies both within and outside Australia.