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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.146AContents of improvement notice
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### sec.146A Contents of improvement notice
An improvement notice must state—
that the inspector believes the person—
is contravening a provision of this Act; or
has contravened a provision in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
the provision the inspector believes is being, or has been, contravened; and
briefly, how the provision is being, or has been, contravened; and
the day by which the person is required to remedy the contravention or likely contravention.
An improvement notice may include directions concerning the measures to be taken to remedy the contravention or prevent the likely contravention, or the matters or activities causing the contravention or likely contravention, to which the notice relates.
The day stated for compliance with the improvement notice must be reasonable in all the circumstances.
s 146A ins 2007 No. 52 s 43
sub 2011 No. 18 s 379
(sec.146A-ssec.1) An improvement notice must state— that the inspector believes the person— is contravening a provision of this Act; or has contravened a provision in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated; and the provision the inspector believes is being, or has been, contravened; and briefly, how the provision is being, or has been, contravened; and the day by which the person is required to remedy the contravention or likely contravention.
(sec.146A-ssec.2) An improvement notice may include directions concerning the measures to be taken to remedy the contravention or prevent the likely contravention, or the matters or activities causing the contravention or likely contravention, to which the notice relates.
(sec.146A-ssec.3) The day stated for compliance with the improvement notice must be reasonable in all the circumstances.
- (a) that the inspector believes the person— (i) is contravening a provision of this Act; or (ii) has contravened a provision in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
- (i) is contravening a provision of this Act; or
- (ii) has contravened a provision in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
- (b) the provision the inspector believes is being, or has been, contravened; and
- (c) briefly, how the provision is being, or has been, contravened; and
- (d) the day by which the person is required to remedy the contravention or likely contravention.
- (i) is contravening a provision of this Act; or
- (ii) has contravened a provision in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated; and