Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
sec.149Administering entity may remedy contravention
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sec.149 Administering entity may remedy contravention
This section applies if a person contravenes an enforcement notice given by an administering entity for an area. If an enforcement notice given by a local government is contravened, see the City of Brisbane Act 2010 , section 132 or the Local Government Act 2009 , section 142 . The administering entity for the area may— do anything reasonably necessary to ensure the notice is complied with; and recover any reasonable costs and expenses incurred in doing so as a debt owing by the person to the entity. In this section— administering entity , for an area, means the entity administering this Act within the area under section 135 (2) . (sec.149-ssec.1) This section applies if a person contravenes an enforcement notice given by an administering entity for an area. If an enforcement notice given by a local government is contravened, see the City of Brisbane Act 2010 , section 132 or the Local Government Act 2009 , section 142 . (sec.149-ssec.2) The administering entity for the area may— do anything reasonably necessary to ensure the notice is complied with; and recover any reasonable costs and expenses incurred in doing so as a debt owing by the person to the entity. (sec.149-ssec.3) In this section— administering entity , for an area, means the entity administering this Act within the area under section 135 (2) .
- (a) do anything reasonably necessary to ensure the notice is complied with; and
- (b) recover any reasonable costs and expenses incurred in doing so as a debt owing by the person to the entity.