Water Management (General) Regulation 2025
140ACompliance cost notices—the Act, s 336A
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140A Compliance cost notices—the Act, s 336A
140A Compliance cost notices—the Act, s 336A
(1) A compliance cost notice must include the following—
(a) the name of the person required to comply with the notice,
(b) a copy of the direction to which the notice relates,
(c) the amount to be paid under the notice,
(d) the details of each cost and expense to be paid under the notice, including the function to which the cost relates,
(e) the date by which the payment must be made,
(f) how the payment may be made,
(g) information about the enforcement activity that may be taken if the person does not comply with the notice.
(2) The amount to be paid under a compliance cost notice—
(a) must be calculated by reference to the hourly pay rate of the departmental officers undertaking the relevant compliance functions, and
(b) may include a reasonable amount for on-costs.
(3) The maximum amount that may be included in a compliance cost notice for the preparation of a direction is $2,000.
(4) The maximum amount that may be included in a compliance cost notice for each compliance inspection is $1,000.
s 140A: Ins 2025 No 70, Sch 4[2].