Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
90HRecovery of amounts
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 90H
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.
90H Recovery of amounts
90H Recovery of amounts
(1) The EPA may recover any unpaid amounts specified in a preliminary investigation compliance notice as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) If the person given a preliminary investigation compliance notice complies with the notice but was not the person who caused or contributed to the relevant circumstances, the cost of complying with the notice may be recovered by the person who complied with the notice as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction from the person who caused or contributed to the relevant circumstances.
s 90H: Ins 2024 No 20, Sch 9[14].