573Contravention of improvement notice

573 Contravention of improvement notice

573 Contravention of improvement notice

(1) A person given an improvement notice must comply with the notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—$10000.

Editorial note.

See also section 737 (Increase of penalty amounts).

(2) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1), it is a defence for the person charged to prove that the alleged contravention, or the matters or activities occasioning the alleged contravention, were remedied within the period stated in the improvement notice, though in a way different to that stated in the notice.

(3) A person who is given an improvement notice in relation to a contravention of a provision of this Law can not be proceeded against for an offence constituted by the contravention unless—

(a) the person fails to comply with the improvement notice and does not have a reasonable excuse for the noncompliance; or

(b) the improvement notice is revoked under section 575.