18Long-term closure of premises

18 Long-term closure of premises

18 Long-term closure of premises

(1) The Local Court may, on the application of the Commissioner, order that specified premises be closed for such period or until such time as the Court considers appropriate if the Court is satisfied that—

(a) a scrap metal business that is not registered is being carried on at the premises, or

(b) there have been, or there are likely to be, serious criminal offences committed at or in connection with the premises, or

(c) there has been repeated non-compliance at or in connection with the premises.

(2) An application may be made under this section regardless of whether an interim closure order is (or has been) in force with respect to the premises.

(3) If an interim closure order is in force with respect to premises when an application is made under this section, the Local Court may revoke the order if the Court considers that the order should not have been made or that there are no longer sufficient grounds for the order to continue in force.

(4) In this section—

repeated non-compliance means the commission of 6 or more of the following in a 12-month period—

(a) an offence against this Act or the regulations,

(b) an alleged offence against this Act or the regulations for which a penalty notice is issued.

s 18: Am 2022 No 51, Sch 1[15] [16].