255ARestriction of power of entry: permit holders

255A Restriction of power of entry: permit holders

255A Restriction of power of entry: permit holders

(1) A power conferred by this Act to enter any land, or to do anything on any land, pursuant to a permit may not be exercised by any person or persons unless he or she (or, if more than one, one of them)—

(a) is in possession of the permit, and

(b) gives reasonable notice to the landholder of his or her intention to exercise the power, and

(c) exercises the power at a reasonable time, and

(d) produces the permit if required to do so by the landholder.

(2) If damage is caused by the holder of a permit exercising a power of entry under the permit, the landholder is entitled to payment from the holder of the permit of a reasonable amount of compensation unless the landholder obstructed, hindered or restricted the holder of the permit in the exercise of the power.

(3) In this section, landholder includes a secondary landholder.

s 255A: Ins 2004 No 75, Sch 1 [34]. Am 2008 No 19, Sch 1 [220]; 2010 No 29, Sch 1 [12].