First Home Owner Grant and Other Home Owner Grants Act 2000
sec.40Notice of damage
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sec.40 Notice of damage
This section applies if— an authorised officer damages property when exercising or purporting to exercise a power under this division; or a person (the other person ) acting under the direction of an authorised officer damages property. The authorised officer must promptly give written notice of particulars of the damage to the person who appears to the authorised officer to be the owner of the property. If the authorised officer believes the damage was caused by a latent defect in the property or circumstances beyond the control of the authorised officer, contractor or other person, the authorised officer may state it in the notice. If, for any reason, it is impracticable to comply with subsection (2) , the authorised officer must leave the notice in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way where the damage happened. This section does not apply to damage the authorised officer reasonably believes is trivial. In subsection (2) — owner , of property, includes the person in possession or control of it. (sec.40-ssec.1) This section applies if— an authorised officer damages property when exercising or purporting to exercise a power under this division; or a person (the other person ) acting under the direction of an authorised officer damages property. (sec.40-ssec.2) The authorised officer must promptly give written notice of particulars of the damage to the person who appears to the authorised officer to be the owner of the property. (sec.40-ssec.3) If the authorised officer believes the damage was caused by a latent defect in the property or circumstances beyond the control of the authorised officer, contractor or other person, the authorised officer may state it in the notice. (sec.40-ssec.4) If, for any reason, it is impracticable to comply with subsection (2) , the authorised officer must leave the notice in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way where the damage happened. (sec.40-ssec.5) This section does not apply to damage the authorised officer reasonably believes is trivial. (sec.40-ssec.6) In subsection (2) — owner , of property, includes the person in possession or control of it.
- (a) an authorised officer damages property when exercising or purporting to exercise a power under this division; or
- (b) a person (the other person ) acting under the direction of an authorised officer damages property.