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578Duty to minimise inconvenience or damage
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578 Duty to minimise inconvenience or damage (1) In exercising a power under this Law, an authorised officer must exercise reasonable diligence to cause as little inconvenience, and do as little damage, as possible. (2) Subsection (1) does not provide for a statutory right of compensation other than as provided under Division 2. Division 2 provides for compensation for costs, damage or loss incurred because of the exercise of a power by an authorised officer under this Chapter.