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Public Health Act 2005
sec.32Cost under enforcement order a charge over land
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### sec.32 Cost under enforcement order a charge over land
This section applies if an amount (including any interest on the amount) (the unpaid amount ) is payable to a local government by a person under an enforcement order that relates to a public health risk on land owned by the person.
The unpaid amount is a charge on the land.
The local government may lodge a request to register the charge in the appropriate form over the land with the registrar of titles.
The request must be accompanied by a certificate signed by the local government’s chief executive officer stating there is a charge over the land under this section.
A registered charge has priority over all other encumbrances over the land other than—
encumbrances in favour of the State or a government entity; and
rates payable to the local government.
The charge is in addition to any other remedy the local government has for recovery of the unpaid amount.
(sec.32-ssec.1) This section applies if an amount (including any interest on the amount) (the unpaid amount ) is payable to a local government by a person under an enforcement order that relates to a public health risk on land owned by the person.
(sec.32-ssec.2) The unpaid amount is a charge on the land.
(sec.32-ssec.3) The local government may lodge a request to register the charge in the appropriate form over the land with the registrar of titles.
(sec.32-ssec.4) The request must be accompanied by a certificate signed by the local government’s chief executive officer stating there is a charge over the land under this section.
(sec.32-ssec.5) A registered charge has priority over all other encumbrances over the land other than— encumbrances in favour of the State or a government entity; and rates payable to the local government.
(sec.32-ssec.6) The charge is in addition to any other remedy the local government has for recovery of the unpaid amount.
- (a) encumbrances in favour of the State or a government entity; and
- (b) rates payable to the local government.