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142: Person may notify regulator of interest in knowing of enforcement action taken by regulator
or “You can ask to be informed about regulator actions on specific incidents”
You could also call this:

“Regulator's exclusive right to prosecute, with exceptions”

The regulator is the only one who can start a legal case against someone for breaking this law. This is called a prosecution. However, there’s an exception to this rule, which you can find in section 144. This section explains when someone else might be allowed to bring a case to court.

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Next up: 144: Private prosecutions

or “Filing a private prosecution when regulators don't take action”
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Part 4 Enforcement and other matters
Criminal proceedings

143Prosecutions by regulator

  1. Subject to section 144, a prosecution for an offence under this Act may be brought only by the regulator.

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