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Public Health Act 1997
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118 Public health orders
(1) The chief health officer may apply to the Magistrates Court for an
order that a person to whom a public health direction has been issued
comply with the direction.
the alleged public health hazard.
relation to the application submitted by the parties, the court may
make any of the following orders in relation to the person to whom
the public health direction was issued:
(a) that the person comply with the direction within a period (if any)
(b) that in order to prevent or alleviate the relevant public health
hazard, the person undertake any specified action, or cease or
refrain from undertaking any specified action, within a period
(if any) specified in the order;
(i) for a person (other than a utility)—$5 000; or
(ii) for a corporation (other than a utility)—$25 000; or
(iii) for a utility who is an individual—$100 000; or
(iv) for a utility that is a corporation—$500 000.
(d) an order giving directions about the payment of all or any of the
costs and expenses of the application.
(b), an authorised officer may, using such reasonable force and
do whatever is necessary to implement the order—
(a) after the expiration of any compliance period specified in the
order; or
compliance with any positive direction in the order, and in the
(6) Any costs or expenses incurred by the Territory in implementing, or
(7) The Magistrates Court may revoke an order under subsection (3) (a)