Section 58FJ - Competition and Consumer Act 2010 - Civil penalty provisions

58FJCivil penalty provisions

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58FJ Civil penalty provisions

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);