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Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
75Failure by enforcement agency to act
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75 Failure by enforcement agency to act
(1) This section applies if:
(a) an enforcement agency fails to exercise a power or perform a
function delegated to the agency; and
(b) the CHO is satisfied the failure is likely to be a public health
risk.
(2) The CHO may exercise the power or perform the function.
(3) The cost incurred by the CHO in exercising the power or performing
the function is a debt due to the Territory by the agency.