160Recovery of clean-up costs

160 Recovery of clean-up costs (1) This section applies— (a) if— (i) an environment protection order requires a person to take specified action to remedy specified environmental harm or likely environmental harm; and (ii) the person has failed to take the specified action; and (iii) the authority has taken the specified action instead; or (b) if— (i) a person has breached the general environmental duty; and (ii) environmental harm or likely environmental harm has been caused by the breach; and (iii) it is impracticable to issue an environment protection order requiring the person to take action to remedy the harm; and (iv) the authority has taken action to remedy the harm. (2) The authority may give the person who failed to take the specified action or who breached the duty, a notice requiring the person to pay the specified amount, being the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the authority in taking the action mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (iii) or (b) (iv). (3) The notice must specify the date, not earlier than 20 working days after the date of the notice, on or before which the amount is required to be paid. (4) If— (a) the authority has given a person a notice under subsection (2); and (b) the person has failed to pay the specified amount on or before the specified date; so much of the amount as remains unpaid, together with interest on the unpaid amount, is a debt due to the Territory by that person.