107Non-compliance under order

107 Non-compliance under order

(1) If a person fails for any reason to comply with an order of the Minister or the Secretary or a direction by an inspector or any other requirement under this Act, an inspector may cause the order, direction or requirement to be carried out.

(2) All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by an inspector as a result of the failure of any person to comply with any such order, direction or requirement may be recovered by the Minister from—

(a) the person to whom the order or direction was given or at whom the requirement was made; or

(b) any other person who was responsible for that person's failure to comply with the order, direction or requirement—

as a debt due and arising to the Crown in any court of competent jurisdiction.

S. 107A inserted by No. 73/1996 s. 47.