143Chairperson of Energy Safe Victoria or authorised officer may issue improvement notice

143 Chairperson of Energy Safe Victoria or authorised officer may issue improvement notice

S. 143(1) amended by No. 13/2025 s. 33(2)(a).

(1) The Chairperson of Energy Safe Victoria or an authorised officer may issue an improvement notice to a person if the Chairperson or the officer is of the opinion that the person—

S. 143(1)(a) amended by Nos 61/2007 s. 8, 13/2025 s. 33(2)(b).

(a) is contravening any provision of this Act or the regulations; or

(b) has contravened such a provision in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will be continued or repeated.

(2) The improvement notice may require the person to whom it is issued to remedy the contravention or likely contravention or the matters or activities occasioning the contravention or likely contravention.

(3) An improvement notice must—

S. 143(3)(a) amended by No. 13/2025 s. 33(2)(c).

(a) state that the Chairperson of Energy Safe Victoria or the authorised officer is of the opinion that the person—

S. 143(3)(a)(i) amended by Nos 61/2007 s. 8, 13/2025 s. 33(2)(d).

(i) is contravening a provision of this Act or the regulations; or

(ii) has contravened such a provision in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will be continued or repeated; and

(b) state the reasons for that opinion; and

S. 143(3)(c) amended by No. 13/2025 s. 33(2)(e).

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

(d) specify the day (being a day more than 7 days after the day on which the notice is issued) before which the person is required to remedy the contravention or likely contravention or the matters or activities occasioning the contravention or likely contravention.