79Compliance with conditions of authorisations

79  Compliance with conditions of authorisations

Notice to comply with conditions of authorisations

 (2) If an airport environment officer reasonably believes that the holder of an authorisation under Part 4 is not complying with a condition of the authorisation, the airport environment officer may, by notice in writing given to the holder of the authorisation, require the holder:

 (a) to comply with the condition; or

 (b) if the airport environment officer thinks it necessary—to comply with the condition by taking action specified in the notice to minimise the generation of pollution, or offensive noise, as the case may be.

 (3) The holder of an authorisation contravenes this subsection if the holder is given a notice under subsection (2) and the holder:

 (a) fails to comply with a requirement of the notice; or

Note: A person that contravenes subsection (3) of this section commits an offence against subsection 132(2) of the Act.

 (4) For the purposes of subsection 132(2) of the Act, the maximum number of penalty units for a contravention of subsection (3) is declared to be 250.

Note: See also Part 15 of the Act, which provides for the grant of injunctions for certain contraventions of the Act.

Authorisations cease to have effect if notice requirements not complied with

 (5) An airport environment officer may give the holder of an authorisation written notice under this subsection as soon as practicable after the airport environment officer is satisfied that:

 (a) the holder has failed to comply with a requirement of a notice given to the holder under subsection (2); and

 (b) if the notice allows a period within which compliance must occur—the period has expired.

 (6) If the holder of an authorisation is given a written notice under subsection (5), the authorisation granted to the holder under Part 4 ceases to have effect from the time the notice under subsection (5) is given to the holder.