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Navigation Act 2012
292Civil enforcement of penalty
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#### 292 Civil enforcement of penalty
(1) A pecuniary penalty is a debt payable to AMSA on behalf of the Commonwealth.
(2) AMSA may enforce a civil penalty order as if it were an order made in civil proceedings against the person to recover a debt due by the person. The debt arising from the order is taken to be a judgement debt.