270Recovery of compliance costs

### 270 Recovery of compliance costs > > (1)  The Director of Building Control, or the relevant permit authority, may recover from a person served with a notice or order under this Part the reasonable costs and expenses incurred – > > > > > > (a) in the issue and service of the notice or order, including any amendment of the notice or order; and > > > > > > > (b) the issue and service of copies of the notice or order, including any amendment of the notice or order, if required to be issued and served under this Act; and > > > > > > > (c) the lodging of documents with the Recorder of Titles, if required to be lodged under this Act; and > > > > > > > (d) any action taken in respect of monitoring, or reviewing, compliance with a notice or order. > > > (2)  The Director of Building Control, or the relevant permit authority, may recover, as a debt due by the person served with the relevant notice or order – > > > > > > (a) the costs and expenses referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS270@Gs1@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 270 Subsection (2) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-03-19/act-1996-017#AT@EN) interest on those costs and expenses, but only from the date on which the debt is due, calculated at the rate prescribed for the purposes of section 34 of the [Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1932-058) .