73Contravention of improvement notice

73 Contravention of improvement notice

(1)  A person on whom an improvement notice is served must comply with the notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not doing so.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 420 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 85 penalty units.

(2)  In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) , it is a defence if the person establishes that –

(a) the alleged contravention or likely contravention; or

(b) the matters or activities occasioning the alleged contravention or likely contravention –

specified in the notice were remedied within the period specified in the notice, albeit by a method different from that specified in the notice.