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Sch 2 s 228Civil action for recovery of pecuniary penalties
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228 Civil action for recovery of pecuniary penalties
(1) The regulator may institute a proceeding in a court for the recovery on behalf of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, as the case may be, of a pecuniary penalty referred to in section 224.
(2) A proceeding under subsection (1) may be commenced at any time within 6 years after the contravention or conduct.