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Environment Protection Act 2019
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216 Enforcement orders
(1) The CEO may apply to the court for an enforcement order if the
CEO considers that a specified person has contravened an
enforceable undertaking accepted by the CEO.
Environment Protection Act 2019 204
(2) The court may make any of the following enforcement orders if the
court is satisfied that the specified person has contravened an
enforceable undertaking:
(a) an order directing the specified person to comply with the
(b) an order directing the specified person to do any specified act
or thing for the purpose of complying with the enforceable
(c) an order directing the specified person to do any specified act
or thing to minimise environmental harm resulting from the
contravention of the enforceable undertaking;
(d) an order that the specified person pay an amount to the CEO
for any costs reasonably incurred by the CEO in taking action
to minimise environmental harm resulting from the
contravention of the enforceable undertaking, including any
investigation, legal or court costs;
(e) an order that the specified person pay an amount in
compensation to any other person who has suffered loss or
damage as a result of the contravention of the enforceable
(f) an order revoking the enforceable undertaking;
(g) any other order the court considers appropriate in the