Payment Times Reporting Act 2020
34Infringement notices
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34 Infringement notices
Provisions subject to an infringement notice (1) A civil penalty provision of this Act is subject to an infringement notice under Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act.
Note: Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for using infringement notices in relation to provisions.
Infringement officer (2) For the purposes of Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following persons is an infringement officer in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1): (a) the Regulator; (b) a person appointed as an infringement officer under subsection 36(1). Relevant chief executive (3) For the purposes of Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the Regulator is the relevant chief executive in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1). Liability of Crown (4) Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1), does not make the Crown in right of the Commonwealth liable to be given an infringement notice. Extension to external Territories etc. (5) Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1), extends to every external Territory.