sec.196Notice of damage

### sec.196 Notice of damage This section applies if— an inspector damages something when exercising or purporting to exercise a power; or a person (the other person ) acting under the direction of an inspector damages something. The inspector must promptly give written notice of particulars of the damage to the person who appears to the inspector to be the owner of the thing. If the inspector believes the damage was caused by a latent defect in the thing or circumstances beyond the inspector’s or other person’s control, the inspector may state that belief in the notice. If, for any reason, it is impracticable to comply with subsection (2) , the inspector must leave the notice in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way where the damage happened. This section does not apply to damage the inspector reasonably considers trivial. In this section— owner , of a thing, includes the person in possession or control of it. (sec.196-ssec.1) This section applies if— an inspector damages something when exercising or purporting to exercise a power; or a person (the other person ) acting under the direction of an inspector damages something. (sec.196-ssec.2) The inspector must promptly give written notice of particulars of the damage to the person who appears to the inspector to be the owner of the thing. (sec.196-ssec.3) If the inspector believes the damage was caused by a latent defect in the thing or circumstances beyond the inspector’s or other person’s control, the inspector may state that belief in the notice. (sec.196-ssec.4) If, for any reason, it is impracticable to comply with subsection (2) , the inspector must leave the notice in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way where the damage happened. (sec.196-ssec.5) This section does not apply to damage the inspector reasonably considers trivial. (sec.196-ssec.6) In this section— owner , of a thing, includes the person in possession or control of it. - (a) an inspector damages something when exercising or purporting to exercise a power; or - (b) a person (the other person ) acting under the direction of an inspector damages something.