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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.