572Improvement notices

572 Improvement notices

572 Improvement notices

(1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes a person has contravened or is contravening a provision of this Law in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated.

(2) The authorised officer may give the person a notice (an improvement notice) requiring the person to take action within a stated period to stop the contravention from continuing or occurring again or to remedy the matters or activities occasioning the contravention.

(3) The period stated in the improvement notice within which the person is required to comply with the notice must be at least 7 days after the notice is given unless the authorised officer is satisfied it is reasonable to require the person to comply with the notice in a shorter period because—

(a) it is reasonably practicable for the person to comply with the notice within the shorter period; and

(b) requiring the person to comply with the notice within the shorter period is not likely to involve—

(i) a higher cost to the person to comply with the notice; or

(ii) a more adverse effect on the person’s business operations.

(4) The improvement notice must be in the approved form and state the following—

(a) that the authorised officer reasonably believes the person has contravened or is contravening a provision of this Law in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated;

(b) the reasons for that belief;

(c) the provision of this Law in relation to which that belief is held;

(d) that the person must take action within a stated period to stop the contravention from continuing or occurring again or to remedy the matters or activities occasioning the contravention;

(e) the review and appeal information for the decision to give the notice;

(f) that the notice is given under this section.

(5) The improvement notice may state the way the action is to be taken.