SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 61BB Civil enforcement of penalty
SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 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.