Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland)
sch.6-sec.18Damage to property
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sch.6-sec.18 Damage to property
This clause applies if— an inspector damages property when exercising or purporting to exercise a power; or a person (the other person ) acting under the direction of an inspector damages property. The inspector must promptly give written notice of particulars of the damage to the person who appears to the inspector to be the owner of the property. If the inspector believes the damage was caused by a latent defect in the property or circumstances beyond the inspector’s or other person’s control, the inspector must state the belief in the notice. If, for any reason, it is impracticable to comply with subclause (2), the inspector must leave the notice in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way where the damage happened. This clause does not apply to damage the inspector reasonably believes is trivial. In this clause— owner , of property, includes the person in possession or control of it. (sch.6-sec.18-ssec.1) This clause applies if— an inspector damages property when exercising or purporting to exercise a power; or a person (the other person ) acting under the direction of an inspector damages property. (sch.6-sec.18-ssec.2) The inspector must promptly give written notice of particulars of the damage to the person who appears to the inspector to be the owner of the property. (sch.6-sec.18-ssec.3) If the inspector believes the damage was caused by a latent defect in the property or circumstances beyond the inspector’s or other person’s control, the inspector must state the belief in the notice. (sch.6-sec.18-ssec.4) If, for any reason, it is impracticable to comply with subclause (2), the inspector must leave the notice in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way where the damage happened. (sch.6-sec.18-ssec.5) This clause does not apply to damage the inspector reasonably believes is trivial. (sch.6-sec.18-ssec.6) In this clause— owner , of property, includes the person in possession or control of it.
- (a) an inspector damages property when exercising or purporting to exercise a power; or
- (b) a person (the other person ) acting under the direction of an inspector damages property.