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Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
57ECHO's power to charge fees
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57E CHO's power to charge fees
(1) The CHO may charge a fee, of an amount decided by the CHO but
no greater than the amount prescribed by regulation, to a person or
class of persons for any action taken under section 57B(1) that
requires the person or class to enter quarantine and remain
quarantined at a place.
(2) A person or class of persons must pay any fee determined under
subsection (1) that is charged to the person or class.
(3) The fee is recoverable as a debt due to the Territory from the
person or class of persons so charged.