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Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
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60 Action taken if direction, public health notice or order
contravened
(1) The CHO may take the action stated in subsection (2) the CHO
considers necessary and appropriate, or direct another authorised
officer to take the action, if:
(a) a person given a direction by the CHO under Division 2 or 3
contravenes the direction; or
(b) a person issued with a public health notice contravenes the
notice; or
(c) a person issued with a public health order contravenes the
order.
(2) The CHO may take any of the following actions:
(a) execute the direction given to the person mentioned in
subsection (1)(a);
(b) rectify the contravention mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c).
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(3) The cost incurred by the CHO or another authorised officer in taking
action under subsection (2) is a debt due to the Territory by the
person who failed to take the action.