This Chapter deals with compliance and enforcement.

Compliance and enforcement activities are primarily undertaken by persons appointed by the Secretary as authorised officers for the purposes of this Act.

Authorised officers may do any of the following:

  (a)   require a person to give information or documents, or to attend and answer questions, relevant to the administration or enforcement of this Act;

  (b)   enter premises under a warrant or with the consent of the occupier;

  (c)   exercise monitoring powers under Part   2 of the Regulatory Powers Act;

  (d)   exercise investigation powers under Part   3 of the Regulatory Powers Act.

Authorised officers also have certain other functions and powers under the Regulatory Powers Act.

The Regulatory Powers Act also sets out the mechanisms for enforcing civil penalty provisions, issuing infringement notices, accepting enforceable undertakings and obtaining injunctions.