144Penalty amounts exceeding the court’s jurisdiction

144 Penalty amounts exceeding the court’s jurisdiction

(1) If: (a) a court makes a *pecuniary penalty order of a particular amount; and (b) the court does not have jurisdiction with respect to the recovery of debts of an amount equal to that amount; the registrar of the court must issue a certificate containing the particulars specified in the regulations. (2) The certificate may be registered, in accordance with the regulations, in a court having jurisdiction with respect to the recovery of debts of an amount equal to the amount of the relevant order. (3) Upon registration in a court, the certificate is enforceable in all respects as a final judgment of the court in favour of the Commonwealth.