Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsSpecified civil penalty provisions
(1) A civil penalty provision in this Act may be enforced 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 applicants
(2) The following table has effect.
Authorised applicants for civil penalty provisions | ||
Item | For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following persons ... | is an authorised applicant in relation to the following civil penalty provisions in this Act (to the extent indicated) ... |
1 | (a) subsection 575(6), in relation to a direction given by that Minister (see section 574A); (b) subsection 576(5), in relation to a direction given by that Minister (see section 574A); (c) subsection 587B(5), in relation to a remedial direction given by that Minister (see sections 586A and 587A); (ca) subsection 733B(5); (d) subsection 759(4A). | |
2 | The Chief Executive Officer of NOPSEMA | (a) subsection 280(5); (b) subsection 286A(8A); (ba) subsection 452A(9); (c) subsection 569(6B); (d) subsection 572(5A); (e) subsection 575(6), in relation to a direction given by NOPSEMA (see section 574); (f) subsection 576(5), in relation to a direction given by NOPSEMA (see section 574); (g) subsection 576D(5); (h) subsection 587B(5), in relation to a remedial direction given by NOPSEMA (see sections 586 and 587); (i) subsection 620(4) or (5); (j) subsection 621(11) or (12); (jaa) subsection 695YC(4); (ja) subclause 6(2) of Schedule 2A; (jb) subclause 11D(4) of Schedule 2A; (jc) subclause 6(2) of Schedule 2B; (jd) subclause 15(4) of Schedule 2B; (k) subclause 6(4A) of Schedule 3; (l) subclause 54(1A) of Schedule 3; (m) subclause 78A(3) of Schedule 3; (n) subclause 83(6) of Schedule 3; (o) subclause 87(2) of Schedule 3. |
3 | (a) subsection 228(1A); (b) subsection 249(4); (c) subsection 284(7); (d) subsection 286A(8A); (da) subsection 452A(9); (e) subsection 507(5A); (f) subsection 508(5A); (g) subsection 509(6A); (ga) subsection 566H(2); (gb) subsection 566K(2); (gc) subsection 566N(3); (gd) subsection 566P(2); (ge) subsection 566Q(2); (gf) subsection 566R(7); (gg) subsection 566ZA(3); (gh) subsection 695YC(4); (h) subsection 697(3B); (i) subsection 699(5A). | |
No time limit for certain applications
(2A) Subsection 82(2) of the Regulatory Powers Act does not apply to an application made under section 82 of that Act in relation to an alleged contravention of the following provisions of this Act:
(a) subsection 566H(2);
(b) subsection 566K(2);
(c) subsection 566N(3);
(d) subsection 566P(2);
(e) subsection 566Q(2);
(f) subsection 566R(7);
(g) subsection 566ZA(3).
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 mentioned in subsection (1):
(a) the Federal Court;
(b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2);
(c) the Supreme Court of a State or a Territory.
Extension to offshore areas
(4) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions mentioned in subsection (1), extends to each offshore area.
Extension to external Territories etc.
(5) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions mentioned in subsection (1), extends to each external Territory referred to in section 34.