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236 Other orders
On an application by the Minister, the CEO or a person mentioned
in section 230, the court may make the following orders in relation
to a contravention of this Act:
(a) if the contravention of this Act has resulted in environmental
harm – an order requiring the person who committed the
contravention to:
(i) do a specified act or thing to remediate or rehabilitate
any specified environmental harm; and
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(ii) if appropriate, do a specified act or thing to prevent or
mitigate further environmental harm;
(b) if the Minister or the CEO has incurred costs or expenses in
doing an act or thing to prevent or mitigate environmental
harm resulting from the contravention of this Act or to
remediate or rehabilitate the environment as a result of
environmental harm – an order against the person who
committed the contravention for payment of the reasonable
costs and expenses incurred in doing the act or thing;
(c) if a person has suffered injury or loss or damage to property
as a result of the contravention of this Act, or incurred costs
and expenses in doing an act or thing to prevent or mitigate
that injury, loss or damage – an order against the person who
committed the contravention:
(i) for payment of compensation for the injury, loss or
damage; or
(ii) for the payment of the reasonable costs and expenses
incurred in doing the act or thing.