Narcotic Drugs Act 1967
13NCivil penalties under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act
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13N Civil penalties under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act
Enforceable civil penalty provisions (1) Each civil penalty provision of this Act is enforceable under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act.
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, the Secretary is an authorised applicant in relation to the civil penalty provisions mentioned in subsection (1). Relevant court (3) For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each relevant court (as defined in subsection 4(1) of this Act) is a relevant court in relation to the civil penalty provisions mentioned in subsection (1). Crown not liable to pecuniary penalty (4) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions mentioned in subsection (1), does not make the Crown liable to a pecuniary penalty.