34Recovery of EPA’s costs

#### 34 Recovery of EPA’s costs 34 Recovery of EPA’s costs > > (1) The EPA may, by notice in writing, require a person to pay (at the prescribed rate or amount, or if no such rate or amount is prescribed, at a reasonable rate or amount) all or any costs incurred by the EPA in connection with any one or more of the following— > > > > > (a) preparing and serving an order under this Part to which the person is subject or in assessing and settling the terms of any voluntary management proposal to which the person is a party, > > > > > (b) monitoring action under such an order or under an approved voluntary management proposal to which the person is an approved party within the meaning of section 17, > > > > > (c) seeking the compliance of the person with any such order or approved voluntary management proposal, > > > > > (d) any other matter associated with, or incidental to, the matters set out in paragraphs (a)–(c), > > > > > (e) any other matter prescribed by the regulations. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1)(d), the costs incurred by the EPA in connection with a matter associated with or incidental to the matters set out in subsection (1)(a)–(c) include costs incurred in connection with— > > > > > (a) an order, before the order was prepared and served, and > > > > > (b) a voluntary management proposal, before the proposal was assessed and approved. > > **s 34:** Subst 2008 No 111, Sch 1 \[9\]. Am 2025 No 58, Sch 2\[3\].