Lord Howe Island Act 1953
19BEnforcement of plan of management
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19B Enforcement of plan of management
19B Enforcement of plan of management
(1) A person who uses any part of land the subject of a dedication in force under section 19A in a manner that contravenes the plan of management for the land is liable to a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(2) Where a penalty is imposed on a person under subsection (1) for erecting, or causing to be erected, a building, work or structure, the Board may, by notice in writing specifying a reasonable time for compliance therewith, order that person to demolish the building, work or structure and to remove the materials from the dedicated land.
(3) The provisions of section 678 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (8) of the Local Government Act 1993, apply to land in respect of which an order of the Board is in force under subsection (2) as if—
(a) a reference in those provisions to a council were a reference to the Board, and
(b) a reference in those provisions to an order were a reference to an order under subsection (2).
s 19B: Ins 1981 No 50, Sch 5 (1). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1995 No 11, Sch 1; 2004 No 12, Sch 1 [8].