102Debts due to Territory, &c.

102 Debts due to Territory, &c. (1) Where a debt is payable to the Territory under this Act: (a) the debt is to bear interest at the rate determined by the NT EPA by notice in the Gazette; (b) the debt may be recovered, together with that interest, as a debt due to the Territory; and (c) where the debt was incurred by the debtor in relation to acts performed or not performed on land owned by the debtor – the debt is a statutory charge, within the meaning of the Land Title Act 2000, on the land. (2) Where under this Act 2 or more persons are liable for a debt to the Territory, they are jointly and severally liable for the whole debt.

Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 69 (3) A person who under this Act is liable for a debt may recover contribution from another person who is likewise liable, either by joining that other person as a party in an action brought by the Territory to recover the debt or by bringing a separate action in a court of competent jurisdiction. (4) A court hearing a claim for contribution under subsection (3) must consider the relative benefit to each party of the works or action under subsection 101(1) or 103(1) that gave rise to the debt and may make an order as to contribution and as to costs as it thinks fit.