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#### 16 Actions that may be required by management order
16 Actions that may be required by management order
> Without limiting section 14 or 15, a management order may require a person who is subject to the order to do any one or more of the following—
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> > (a) to investigate the existence, nature and extent of any significant contamination of the significantly contaminated land to which the order relates,
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> > (b) to investigate the nature and extent of any harm that has been or may be caused by the significant contamination of the land,
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> > (c) to investigate the most appropriate means for undertaking remediation of the land,
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> > (d) to carry out remediation of the land,
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> > (e) to monitor the effectiveness of any remediation or the risk of harm presented by the significant contamination of the land,
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> > (f) to erect a fence, wall, bund or other barrier in a specified place on the land,
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> > (g) to treat, store or contain on the land, or remove from the land and treat or dispose of, any solid or liquid materials including any soil, sand, rock or water,
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> > (h) to vacate, or cease to carry on any activity on, the land or any part of it,
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> > (i) to display on the land any specified sign or notice,
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> > (j) to refrain from disturbing or further disturbing the land in a specified manner or below a specified depth,
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> > (k) to enter any specified land (which may, but need not, be the significantly contaminated land) in order to carry out the management order,
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> > (l) to serve notice of the management order on those persons who occupy land, access to which is necessary for the person to carry out the management order,
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> > (m) to have specified actions audited by a site auditor under Part 4,
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> > (n) to make progress reports to the EPA,
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> > (o) if the person finds that groundwater is contaminated, to report that fact to the Minister administering the [Water Management Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-092),
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> > (p) to make available for inspection by any person, free of charge, a report on the action taken under the management order, or the plan of management, and provide a copy of such a report or plan to any person for a reasonable fee,
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> > (q) to advertise and conduct meetings for the public to receive progress reports, and to make comments, on the action taken under the management order or on the plan of management,
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> > (r) to inform the EPA of any change in the ownership or occupancy of the land, to the extent that the person is aware of the change.
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> **s 16:** Subst 2008 No 111, Sch 1 \[8\].