Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

The following civil penalty provisions of this Act are subject to an infringement notice under Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act:

subsection 82(2) (which deals with notifying the Secretary if certain events happen);

section 103 (which deals with responding to an employer determination);

subsection 105(3) (which deals with giving bank account and pay cycle information etc. after a review);

subsection 157(4), in relation to a compliance notice given to a person by the Secretary.

Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for using infringement notices in relation to provisions.

For the purposes of Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the Secretary is an infringement officer and the relevant chief executive in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1).

The following civil penalty provisions of this Act are subject to an infringement notice under Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act:

subsection 70(2) (which deals with unauthorised deductions from instalments);

subsection 72(1), (2) or (3) (which deals with when an employer pays instalments);

section 74 (which deals with the method of payment of instalments payable by an employer);

section 80 (which deals with giving a person a record of a payment);

subsection 81(1) or (2) (which deals with keeping records);

subsection 157(4), in relation to a compliance notice given to a person by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

For the purposes of Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the Fair Work Ombudsman is an infringement officer and the relevant chief executive in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection (3).

Despite subsection 103(2) of the Regulatory Powers Act, an infringement notice given in relation to a failure to comply with a compliance notice under subsection 157(4) must be given within 12 months of the day on which the 14‑day period referred to in subsection 157(3) of this Act ends.

Despite subsections 104(2) and (3) of the Regulatory Powers Act, the amount to be stated in an infringement notice for the purposes of paragraph 104(1)(f) of that Act in relation to a provision mentioned in subsection (1) or (3) must be:

if the infringement notice is given to a body corporate for a single contravention:

in relation to a contravention of section 80 (which deals with giving a person a record of payments) or subsection 81(1) or (2) (which deals with keeping records)—15 penalty units; and

in relation to a contravention of a compliance notice given in relation to a contravention of section 80 or subsection 81(1) or (2)—15 penalty units; and

otherwise—30 penalty units; or

if the infringement notice is given to a person other than a body corporate for a single contravention:

in relation to a contravention of section 80 (which deals with giving a person a record of payments) or subsection 81(1) or (2) (which deals with keeping records)—3 penalty units; and

in relation to a contravention of a compliance notice given in relation to a contravention of section 80 or subsection 81(1) or (2)—3 penalty units; and

otherwise—6 penalty units; or

if the infringement notice is given to a person (whether or not a body corporate) for a number of contraventions—the number of penalty units worked out by multiplying the penalty units for a single contravention (worked out under paragraph (a) or (b)) by the number of alleged contraventions to which the notice relates.

The Secretary may, in writing, delegate the Secretary’s powers and functions under Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to a provision mentioned in subsection (1) or (3), to:

the Chief Executive Centrelink; or

the Chief Executive Medicare; or

an SES employee or an acting SES employee.

If the Secretary delegates any of the Secretary’s powers or functions under Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to a provision mentioned in subsection (1) or (3), to the Chief Executive Centrelink, the Chief Executive Centrelink cannot, despite any provision in the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997, delegate the power to a Departmental employee (within the meaning of that Act) who is neither:

an SES employee; nor

an acting SES employee.

If the Secretary delegates any of the Secretary’s powers or functions under Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to a provision mentioned in subsection (1) or (3), to the Chief Executive Medicare, the Chief Executive Medicare cannot, despite any provision in the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973, delegate the power to a Departmental employee (within the meaning of that Act) who is neither:

an SES employee; nor

an acting SES employee.

Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsections (1) and (3), extends to the Territory of Christmas Island and the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands.