72Improvement notices

72 Improvement notices

(1)  This section applies if an authorised officer is of the opinion that a person has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene a provision of this Act.

(2)  The authorised officer may serve on the person an improvement notice requiring the person to remedy the contravention or likely contravention, or the matters or activities occasioning the contravention or likely contravention, before the date specified in the notice.

(3)  The improvement notice must specify a date (with or without a time) by which the person is required to remedy the contravention or likely contravention, or the matters or activities causing the contravention or likely contravention, that the officer considers is reasonable having regard to the severity of any relevant risks and the nature of the contravention or likely contravention.

(4)  The improvement notice must –

(a) state that the authorised officer is of the opinion referred to in subsection (1) ; and

(b) state the reasons for that opinion; and

(c) specify the sections of this Act in respect of which that opinion is held; and

(d) include information about obtaining a review of the notice; and

(e) state that it is issued under this section.

(5)  The improvement notice may but need not specify the method by which the alleged contravention or likely contravention, or the matters or activities occasioning the alleged contravention or likely contravention, are to be remedied.