137Minister may take action

### 137 Minister may take action > > (1)  [*\[Section 137 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 41, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS41@Hpa@EN) If a person contravenes a notice under [section 136](#GS136@EN) , the Minister may take any action specified in the notice. > > > (2)  In taking any action, the Minister may authorise any person to – > > > > > > (a) enter and remain on any land or in any water relating to a fish habitat; and > > > > > > > (b) take any vehicle, machinery, plant and equipment from the land or water; and > > > > > > > (c) do any thing reasonably necessary for that purpose. > > > (3)  Any costs reasonably incurred in taking any action under this section – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 137 Subsection (3) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 41, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS41@Hpb@EN) are payable by the person who contravened a notice under [section 136](#GS136@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) are recoverable from that person as a debt to the Crown in a court of competent jurisdiction.