50Pecuniary penalty orders

#### 50 Pecuniary penalty orders (1) The Federal Court, the Federal Circuit Court or an eligible State or Territory court may, on application, order a person to pay to the Commonwealth a pecuniary penalty that the court considers is appropriate if the court is satisfied that the person has contravened a civil remedy provision. > Note: Column 3 of the table in subsection 46(2) sets out the maximum penalty that the court may order the person to pay. Determining amount of pecuniary penalty (2) The pecuniary penalty must not be more than: (a) if the person is an individual—the maximum number of penalty units referred to in the relevant item in column 3 of the table in subsection 46(2); or (b) if the person is a body corporate—5 times the maximum number of penalty units referred to in the relevant item in column 3 of the table in subsection 46(2). Recovery of penalty (3) The pecuniary penalty is a civil debt payable to the Commonwealth. (4) The Commonwealth may enforce a pecuniary 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. No limitation on orders (5) To avoid doubt, a court may make a pecuniary penalty order in addition to one or more orders under section 49.