28Authorised officers may give directions to responsible persons

28 Authorised officers may give directions to responsible persons

28 Authorised officers may give directions to responsible persons

(1) This section applies if—

(a) an authorised officer becomes aware of unattended property, and

(b) the officer is able to identify the responsible person for the property.

(2) The authorised officer may give the responsible person a written notice directing the person to—

(a) remove the unattended property, or

(b) prevent the property becoming unattended again.

(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) applies whether or not the responsible person is committing an offence under this Act by leaving the property unattended.

(4) The responsible person for property must comply with a written notice given to the person under this section.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—50 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—125 penalty units.

(5) The regulations may provide for additional matters relating to notices under this section, including—

(a) the types of action responsible persons may be required to take under notices, including limiting the types of action that may be required, and

(b) the periods within which actions must be taken under notices.