Privacy Act 1988

PART VIB - ENFORCEMENT  

Division 1 - Civil penalties  

SECTION 80U   CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONS  

Enforceable civil penalty provisions

80U(1)    
Each civil penalty provision of this Act is enforceable 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

80U(2)    
For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the Commissioner is an authorised applicant in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act.

Relevant court

80U(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 Act:

(a)    the Federal Court;

(b)    

the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).

Extension to external Territories

80U(4)    
Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act, extends to every external Territory.