436Procedure for surcharging

436 Procedure for surcharging

436 Procedure for surcharging

(1) Before surcharging a person, the Departmental Chief Executive—

(a) must cause notice of the proposed surcharge, and of the reasons for the proposed surcharge, to be given to the person, and

(b) must allow the person a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the Departmental Chief Executive with respect to the proposed surcharge, and

(c) must take into consideration any submissions duly made by the person with respect to the proposed surcharge.

(2) The Departmental Chief Executive must certify in the council’s accounts the amount by which the Departmental Chief Executive has surcharged any person.

(3) Immediately on surcharging an amount on any person, the Departmental Chief Executive must give notice of that fact to the person.

s 436: Am 2013 No 44, Sch 1 [40].