64Compliance cost notices

64 Compliance cost notices (1) This section applies if the registrar does either of the following (a compliance action): (a) gives a person a rectification order or stop work order; (b) accepts a compliance undertaking from a person. (2) The registrar may give the person a written notice (a compliance cost notice) requiring the person to pay all or any reasonable costs incurred by the Territory (including remuneration and other administrative costs) relating to— (a) monitoring and ensuring that any required rectification work the subject of a compliance action is done; and (b) investigations leading to the taking of a compliance action; and (c) preparation of a compliance action including legal costs; and (d) any other matter related to the compliance action. (3) An amount payable under a compliance cost notice is a debt owing to the Territory.

(4) A regulation may provide for the following: (a) how compliance cost notices are given; (b) the form of a notice; (c) limiting the amounts that may be required to be paid under a notice or the matters in relation to which costs and expenses may be required to be paid under the notice.