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] If a person contravenes a notice under section 136 , 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] are payable by the person who contravened a notice under section 136 ; and

(b) are recoverable from that person as a debt to the Crown in a court of competent jurisdiction.