Section 486T — Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Civil enforcement of penalty

(1) A pecuniary penalty is a debt payable to the Commonwealth.

(2) The Commonwealth 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.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 486Q — Application of Ombudsman Act 1976
s 486R — Civil penalty orders
s 486S — Additional rules relating to the sponsorship civil penalty provisions
s 486U — Conduct contravening more than one civil penalty provision
s 486V — Multiple contraventions
s 486W — Proceedings may be heard together

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