63Failure to comply with notice or order

63 Failure to comply with notice or order

(1)  If the owner of a registered place fails to comply with a notice under section 60 and has not lodged an appeal against the notice within the required period, the Heritage Council may –

(a) enter the place or any land on which the place is situated; and

(b) take any action specified in the notice; and

(c) commence or complete any works specified in the notice.

(2)  If the owner of a registered place fails to comply with an order under section 62 (2) , the Heritage Council may –

(a) enter the place or any land on which the place is situated; and

(b) take any action specified in the order; and

(c) commence or complete any works specified in the order.

(3)  The Heritage Council may charge the owner for any costs incurred in doing anything under subsection (1) or (2) .

(4)  A charge under subsection (3) is a debt due to the Heritage Council and is recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(5)  If the Appeal Tribunal makes an order under section 62 (1) (c) in respect of a registered place on the grounds of financial hardship, the Heritage Council, at its own expense, may –

(a) enter the place or any land on which the place is situated; and

(b) take any action specified in a notice under section 60 ; and

(c) commence or complete any works specified in the notice.