Water Management Act 1999
280ESpecial powers
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280E Special powers
[Section 280E Inserted by No. 6 of 2007, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 2007]
(1) The Minister may, in writing, authorise persons or a class of persons for the purposes of this Division.
(2) The Minister may require an authorised person to assist in executing a WSE direction.
(3) An authorised person may –
(a) contact any relevant person and request, in writing, that they take action to comply with all or part of a WSE direction; and
(b) if the authorised person's request is not complied with within a reasonable time, take, without any further authority than this provision, such action as may be reasonably necessary in the circumstances to ensure that the WSE direction is executed.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) , an authorised person may, if necessary with reasonable force and assistance –
(a) enter any land or building; and
(b) operate or shut down any infrastructure.