Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Greenhouse Gas Injection and Storage) Regulations 2023
57Civil penalty provisions
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57 Civil penalty provisions
Enforceable civil penalty provisions (1) Each civil penalty provision of this instrument may be enforced 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 responsible Commonwealth Minister is an authorised applicant in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this instrument. 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 the civil penalty provisions of this instrument: (a) the Federal Court; (b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2); (c) the Supreme Court of a State or Territory.