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Environment Protection Act 2017
152Rights and powers of the Authority if waste levy is not paid
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152 Rights and powers of the Authority if waste levy is not paid
(1) If a liable person fails to comply with section 150, the Authority may suspend the permission or part of the permission held by the liable person as it relates to premises subject to the waste levy, until the liable person provides the information required under section 150 to the Authority.
(2) If a liable person fails to pay to the Authority any amount required under this Part when it is due, the Authority may—
(a) suspend the permission or part of the permission held by the person as it relates to premises subject to the waste levy and in respect of which the amount is due, until the person pays that amount (including any accrued interest) to the Authority; or
(b) recover the amount (including any accrued interest) in the Magistrates' Court as a debt due to the Authority, at any time after the payment is due.
(3) Interest is to accrue on any amount required to be paid under this Part from the date it falls due at the annual rate fixed from time to time under section 2 of the **Penalty Interest Rates Act 1983**.
(4) The jurisdictional limit for a civil proceeding specified under section 100(1) of the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989** does not apply to an order made by the Magistrates' Court under this section.
(5) Any outstanding amount required to be paid under this Part by a liable person is a charge on the land held by the liable person.
Ch. 7 (Headings and ss 153–177) inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).