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Public Health Act 2005
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### sec.57G Power to require information
This section applies if—
an authorised person appointed by the chief executive reasonably believes—
there is a risk to public health or safety because of the production or supply of drinking water or recycled water; and
a person may be able to give information about the circumstances giving rise to the risk; and
the authorised person has explained to the person that information is needed to attempt to prevent or minimise the risk or potential risk to public health.
The authorised person may ask the person to give the authorised person the following information (the required information ) within a stated reasonable period—
the person’s name and address where the person can be contacted;
information about the circumstances giving rise to the risk.
The authorised person may ask the person to give the authorised person evidence of the correctness of the required information, within a stated reasonable period, if the authorised person reasonably suspects the information to be false.
If the person does not comply with a request under subsection (2) or (3) , the authorised person may give the person a notice that—
states the required information the person is required to give; and
states the information is needed to attempt to prevent or minimise a risk or potential risk to public health; and
requires the person to give the authorised person the required information within a stated reasonable period; and
warns the person it is an offence to not give the required information, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
s 57G ins 2008 No. 34 s 652
(sec.57G-ssec.1) This section applies if— an authorised person appointed by the chief executive reasonably believes— there is a risk to public health or safety because of the production or supply of drinking water or recycled water; and a person may be able to give information about the circumstances giving rise to the risk; and the authorised person has explained to the person that information is needed to attempt to prevent or minimise the risk or potential risk to public health.
(sec.57G-ssec.2) The authorised person may ask the person to give the authorised person the following information (the required information ) within a stated reasonable period— the person’s name and address where the person can be contacted; information about the circumstances giving rise to the risk.
(sec.57G-ssec.3) The authorised person may ask the person to give the authorised person evidence of the correctness of the required information, within a stated reasonable period, if the authorised person reasonably suspects the information to be false.
(sec.57G-ssec.4) If the person does not comply with a request under subsection (2) or (3) , the authorised person may give the person a notice that— states the required information the person is required to give; and states the information is needed to attempt to prevent or minimise a risk or potential risk to public health; and requires the person to give the authorised person the required information within a stated reasonable period; and warns the person it is an offence to not give the required information, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
- (a) an authorised person appointed by the chief executive reasonably believes— (i) there is a risk to public health or safety because of the production or supply of drinking water or recycled water; and (ii) a person may be able to give information about the circumstances giving rise to the risk; and
- (i) there is a risk to public health or safety because of the production or supply of drinking water or recycled water; and
- (ii) a person may be able to give information about the circumstances giving rise to the risk; and
- (b) the authorised person has explained to the person that information is needed to attempt to prevent or minimise the risk or potential risk to public health.
- (i) there is a risk to public health or safety because of the production or supply of drinking water or recycled water; and
- (ii) a person may be able to give information about the circumstances giving rise to the risk; and
- (a) the person’s name and address where the person can be contacted;
- (b) information about the circumstances giving rise to the risk.
- (a) states the required information the person is required to give; and
- (b) states the information is needed to attempt to prevent or minimise a risk or potential risk to public health; and
- (c) requires the person to give the authorised person the required information within a stated reasonable period; and
- (d) warns the person it is an offence to not give the required information, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.