136Enforcement of monetary penalties and payment of costs

136 Enforcement of monetary penalties and payment of costs

136 Enforcement of monetary penalties and payment of costs

(1) When a decision of the Secretary to impose a monetary penalty has taken effect and the amount required to be paid has not been paid to the Secretary—

(a) each registration held by the person who is required to pay is taken to be suspended until the amount is paid to the Secretary, and

(b) the amount may be recovered by the Secretary as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) The Secretary may agree in writing to extend the time for payment of the amount.

(3) If the time for payment is extended by the Secretary, subsection (1) applies only after the end of the extended time.

(4) The Secretary’s failure to enter into an agreement to extend the time for payment cannot be reviewed by the Tribunal in an application for an administrative review made under this Act.