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Environment Protection Act 2019
272CEO may take measures if order not complied with
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272 CEO may take measures if order not complied with
(1) If the offender fails to take any measures specified by an order
under section 271(1)(a), the CEO may take those measures.
(2) The CEO may recover the reasonable costs of taking any
measures under subsection (1) in a court of competent jurisdiction
as a debt due to the Territory.
(3) A debt mentioned in subsection (2) may be recorded under the
Land Title Act 2000 as a charge on any land owned by the offender.
(4) The CEO may, in writing, authorise another person to exercise a
power or perform a function under subsection (1) or (2) on the
(5) If a person is authorised to exercise a power or perform a function
under subsection (4), anything done by the person in the exercise
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