Private Health Facilities Act 1999
sec.120Notice of damage
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sec.120 Notice of damage
This section applies if— an authorised person damages property when exercising or purporting to exercise a power; or a person (the other person ) acting under the direction or authority of an authorised person damages property. The authorised person must immediately give written notice of particulars of the damage to the person who appears to the authorised person to be the owner of the property. If the authorised person believes the damage was caused by a latent defect in the property or circumstances beyond the authorised person’s, or other person’s, control, the authorised person may state the belief in the notice. If, for any reason, it is impracticable to comply with subsection (2) , the authorised person 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 authorised person reasonably believes is trivial. In this section— owner , of property, includes the person in possession or control of it. (sec.120-ssec.1) This section applies if— an authorised person damages property when exercising or purporting to exercise a power; or a person (the other person ) acting under the direction or authority of an authorised person damages property. (sec.120-ssec.2) The authorised person must immediately give written notice of particulars of the damage to the person who appears to the authorised person to be the owner of the property. (sec.120-ssec.3) If the authorised person believes the damage was caused by a latent defect in the property or circumstances beyond the authorised person’s, or other person’s, control, the authorised person may state the belief in the notice. (sec.120-ssec.4) If, for any reason, it is impracticable to comply with subsection (2) , the authorised person must leave the notice in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way where the damage happened. (sec.120-ssec.5) This section does not apply to damage the authorised person reasonably believes is trivial. (sec.120-ssec.6) In this section— owner , of property, includes the person in possession or control of it.
- (a) an authorised person damages property when exercising or purporting to exercise a power; or
- (b) a person (the other person ) acting under the direction or authority of an authorised person damages property.