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Water Act 2000
sec.784Proceeding for orders
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### sec.784 Proceeding for orders
A person may bring a proceeding in the District Court for 1 or more of the following orders—
an order to remedy or restrain the commission of an offence against this Act (an enforcement order );
an order that a person who has committed an offence against this Act pay damages to compensate the applicant for injury suffered by the applicant or loss or damage to the applicant’s property because of the commission of the offence;
if the person has brought a proceeding under paragraph (a) and the court has not decided the proceeding—for an order under section 786 (an interim enforcement order );
to cancel or change an enforcement order or interim enforcement order.
The person may bring a proceeding under subsection (1) (a) whether or not any right of the person has been, or may be, infringed by, or because of, the commission of the offence.
If a person other than the chief executive brings a proceeding under this section, the person must, within 5 business days of commencing to bring the proceeding, give the chief executive notice of the proceeding.
s 784 amd 2002 No. 77 s 244 ; 2008 No. 34 s 666 sch 2 ; 2019 No. 17 s 360 sch 1
(sec.784-ssec.1) A person may bring a proceeding in the District Court for 1 or more of the following orders— an order to remedy or restrain the commission of an offence against this Act (an enforcement order ); an order that a person who has committed an offence against this Act pay damages to compensate the applicant for injury suffered by the applicant or loss or damage to the applicant’s property because of the commission of the offence; if the person has brought a proceeding under paragraph (a) and the court has not decided the proceeding—for an order under section 786 (an interim enforcement order ); to cancel or change an enforcement order or interim enforcement order.
(sec.784-ssec.2) The person may bring a proceeding under subsection (1) (a) whether or not any right of the person has been, or may be, infringed by, or because of, the commission of the offence.
(sec.784-ssec.3) If a person other than the chief executive brings a proceeding under this section, the person must, within 5 business days of commencing to bring the proceeding, give the chief executive notice of the proceeding.
- (a) an order to remedy or restrain the commission of an offence against this Act (an enforcement order );
- (b) an order that a person who has committed an offence against this Act pay damages to compensate the applicant for injury suffered by the applicant or loss or damage to the applicant’s property because of the commission of the offence;
- (c) if the person has brought a proceeding under paragraph (a) and the court has not decided the proceeding—for an order under section 786 (an interim enforcement order );
- (d) to cancel or change an enforcement order or interim enforcement order.