Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
sec.144Show cause notice
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sec.144 Show cause notice
This section applies if a local government proposes to give an enforcement notice to a person. Unless the enforcement notice relates to plumbing or drainage that the local government reasonably believes is a danger to persons or a risk to public health, the local government must give a notice (a show cause notice ) to the person before giving the enforcement notice. The show cause notice must— outline the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the belief that an enforcement notice should be given to the person; and invite the person to make a written submission, within a stated period of not less than 20 business days after the notice is given to the person, giving reasons why the local government should not give an enforcement notice to the person; and state how to make a submission. (sec.144-ssec.1) This section applies if a local government proposes to give an enforcement notice to a person. (sec.144-ssec.2) Unless the enforcement notice relates to plumbing or drainage that the local government reasonably believes is a danger to persons or a risk to public health, the local government must give a notice (a show cause notice ) to the person before giving the enforcement notice. (sec.144-ssec.3) The show cause notice must— outline the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the belief that an enforcement notice should be given to the person; and invite the person to make a written submission, within a stated period of not less than 20 business days after the notice is given to the person, giving reasons why the local government should not give an enforcement notice to the person; and state how to make a submission.
- (a) outline the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the belief that an enforcement notice should be given to the person; and
- (b) invite the person to make a written submission, within a stated period of not less than 20 business days after the notice is given to the person, giving reasons why the local government should not give an enforcement notice to the person; and
- (c) state how to make a submission.