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#### 61BB Civil enforcement of penalty (1) A pecuniary penalty is a debt payable to the Authority on behalf of the Commonwealth. (2) The Authority 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.

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