Section 58FJ — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Civil penalty provisions
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Enforcing civil penalty provisions (1) Each of the following is enforceable under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act: (a) a civil penalty provision of an SPF principle; (b) a civil penalty provision of an SPF code. 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: (a) the SPF general regulator is an authorised applicant in relation to each civil penalty provision of an SPF principle; and (b) the SPF sector regulator for a regulated sector is an authorised applicant in relation to each civil penalty provision of the SPF code for the sector. 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 each provision referred to in subsection (1): (a) the Federal Court; (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 the matter.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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