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### sec.780 Who may give a compliance notice
This section applies if the chief executive or an authorised officer reasonably believes—
a person—
is contravening a provision of this Act; or
has contravened a provision of this Act in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
a matter relating to the contravention is reasonably capable of being rectified; and
it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to rectify the matter.
The chief executive or authorised officer may give the person a notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the person to refrain from doing an act or to rectify the matter.
s 780 amd 2008 No. 34 s 666 sch 2
(sec.780-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive or an authorised officer reasonably believes— a person— is contravening a provision of this Act; or has contravened a provision of this Act in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and a matter relating to the contravention is reasonably capable of being rectified; and it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to rectify the matter.
(sec.780-ssec.2) The chief executive or authorised officer may give the person a notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the person to refrain from doing an act or to rectify the matter.
- (a) a person— (i) is contravening a provision of this Act; or (ii) has contravened a provision of this Act in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
- (i) is contravening a provision of this Act; or
- (ii) has contravened a provision of this Act in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
- (b) a matter relating to the contravention is reasonably capable of being rectified; and
- (c) it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to rectify the matter.
- (i) is contravening a provision of this Act; or
- (ii) has contravened a provision of this Act in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and