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Land Act 1994
sec.403GChief executive may give safety notice
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### sec.403G Chief executive may give safety notice
This section applies if the chief executive reasonably believes a building or other structure or equipment on non-freehold land—
is dangerous; and
poses a serious risk to the safety of the public.
The chief executive may give the occupier of the land on which the building, structure or equipment is situated a notice (a safety notice ) requiring the person, within a stated reasonable period, to take any of the following actions (each a safety action )—
to repair or rectify the building, structure or equipment to make it safe;
to fence off the building, structure or equipment to protect the public;
to demolish or remove the building, structure or equipment.
However, a person may be required to take a safety action mentioned in subsection (2) (c) only if—
the chief executive reasonably believes it is not possible or practicable to take steps to comply with a safety action mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) ; and
the chief executive has complied with division 1 .
The safety notice must be accompanied by or include an information notice about the decision to give the safety notice.
In this section—
occupier , of land, means—
if the land is the subject of a lease registered under this Act—the lessee of the land; or
if the land is a reserve—the trustee of the reserve; or
if a person has occupation rights in relation to the land under a licence or permit—the licensee or permittee.
s 403G ins 2019 No. 7 s 205
(sec.403G-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive reasonably believes a building or other structure or equipment on non-freehold land— is dangerous; and poses a serious risk to the safety of the public.
(sec.403G-ssec.2) The chief executive may give the occupier of the land on which the building, structure or equipment is situated a notice (a safety notice ) requiring the person, within a stated reasonable period, to take any of the following actions (each a safety action )— to repair or rectify the building, structure or equipment to make it safe; to fence off the building, structure or equipment to protect the public; to demolish or remove the building, structure or equipment.
(sec.403G-ssec.3) However, a person may be required to take a safety action mentioned in subsection (2) (c) only if— the chief executive reasonably believes it is not possible or practicable to take steps to comply with a safety action mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) ; and the chief executive has complied with division 1 .
(sec.403G-ssec.4) The safety notice must be accompanied by or include an information notice about the decision to give the safety notice.
(sec.403G-ssec.5) In this section— occupier , of land, means— if the land is the subject of a lease registered under this Act—the lessee of the land; or if the land is a reserve—the trustee of the reserve; or if a person has occupation rights in relation to the land under a licence or permit—the licensee or permittee.
- (a) is dangerous; and
- (b) poses a serious risk to the safety of the public.
- (a) to repair or rectify the building, structure or equipment to make it safe;
- (b) to fence off the building, structure or equipment to protect the public;
- (c) to demolish or remove the building, structure or equipment.
- (a) the chief executive reasonably believes it is not possible or practicable to take steps to comply with a safety action mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) ; and
- (b) the chief executive has complied with division 1 .
- (a) if the land is the subject of a lease registered under this Act—the lessee of the land; or
- (b) if the land is a reserve—the trustee of the reserve; or
- (c) if a person has occupation rights in relation to the land under a licence or permit—the licensee or permittee.