18GSimplified outline of this Part

18G Simplified outline of this Part

The Regulatory Powers Act is triggered to allow a range of enforcement actions in relation to this Act.

The Secretary may appoint persons as inspectors for the purposes of those persons exercising powers under the Regulatory Powers Act.

Inspectors are permitted to enter premises under a monitoring warrant or with consent of the occupier and to exercise monitoring powers under the Regulatory Powers Act for the purposes of determining:

(a) whether this Act has been, or is being, complied with; or

(b) whether information given in compliance or purported compliance with this Act is correct.

Inspectors are permitted to enter premises under an investigation warrant or with consent of the occupier and to exercise investigation powers under the Regulatory Powers Act for the purposes of gathering material relating to contraventions of offences against this Act, certain offences that relate to this Act or civil penalty provisions of this Act.

A relevant court can order the payment of a civil penalty for a contravention of a civil penalty provision of this Act.

Infringement notices can be issued for alleged contraventions of strict liability offences against this Act or civil penalty provisions of this Act.

Undertakings to comply with this Act may be accepted and enforced under the Regulatory Powers Act. If a person gives an undertaking, the undertaking may be enforced in a relevant court.

A relevant court can grant an injunction restraining a person from contravening provisions of this Act or requiring a person to comply with provisions of this Act.

Inspectors have powers in relation to regulated timber products that are subject to biosecurity control or customs control.

The Secretary may require an audit to be carried out in relation to whether:

(a) a person who imports a regulated timber product has complied with the due diligence requirements for importing the regulated timber product; or

(b) a person who processes a raw log into something other than a raw log has complied with the due diligence requirements for processing the raw log.