sec.313GSteps required before giving direction or publishing pollution notice

### sec.313G Steps required before giving direction or publishing pollution notice This section applies if the chief executive is considering— giving a direction in relation to a pollution event under section 313E ; or publishing a pollution notice in relation to a pollution event under 313F. Before giving the direction or publishing the pollution notice, the chief executive must consult with, and consider advice given by, a relevant public service officer about— the contaminant or pollutant that has caused, or may have caused, the pollution event; and any other matter the chief executive considers relevant. In this section— relevant public service officer means a public service officer who the chief executive considers has, or is likely to have, the necessary expertise and experience to advise the chief executive about the pollution event. s 313G ins 2019 No. 13 s 14 (sec.313G-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive is considering— giving a direction in relation to a pollution event under section 313E ; or publishing a pollution notice in relation to a pollution event under 313F. (sec.313G-ssec.2) Before giving the direction or publishing the pollution notice, the chief executive must consult with, and consider advice given by, a relevant public service officer about— the contaminant or pollutant that has caused, or may have caused, the pollution event; and any other matter the chief executive considers relevant. (sec.313G-ssec.3) In this section— relevant public service officer means a public service officer who the chief executive considers has, or is likely to have, the necessary expertise and experience to advise the chief executive about the pollution event. - (a) giving a direction in relation to a pollution event under section 313E ; or - (b) publishing a pollution notice in relation to a pollution event under 313F. - (a) the contaminant or pollutant that has caused, or may have caused, the pollution event; and - (b) any other matter the chief executive considers relevant.