Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001

Each civil penalty provision of this Act is enforceable under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act.

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.

For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the Chief of the Defence Force is an authorised applicant in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act.

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:

all State and Territory courts (including courts of summary jurisdiction), so far as their jurisdiction extends to the matter;

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

Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the civil penalty provisions of this Act, extends to every external Territory.