# Civil enforcement of penalty

> act-s486T — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

486T 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.