FAIR WORK (REGISTERED ORGANISATIONS) ACT 2009 - SECT 305 Civil penalty provisions

FAIR WORK (REGISTERED ORGANISATIONS) ACT 2009 - SECT 305

  (1)   Subject to this Part, an application may be made to the Federal Court for orders under sections   306, 307 and 308 in respect of conduct in contravention of a civil penalty provision.

  (2)   A civil penalty provision is a subsection, or a section that is not divided into subsections, that has set out at its foot a pecuniary penalty, or penalties, indicated by the words "Civil penalty".

  (3)   For the purposes of this Part, any contravention of a civil penalty provision by a branch or reporting unit is taken to be a contravention by the organisation of which the branch or reporting unit is part.

  (4)   The Federal Court must apply the rules of evidence and procedure for civil matters when hearing and determining an application for an order under this Part.