53Costs of enforcing stop work order

#### 53 Costs of enforcing stop work order 53 Costs of enforcing stop work order > > (1) If a person does not comply with a stop work order, the regulator may cause work to be carried out for the purposes of carrying out the requirements of the order. > > > (2) Reasonable costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the regulator under this section are recoverable by the regulator as a debt due to the Crown by the person. > > > (3) In any proceedings instituted for the recovery of any such debt, a certificate of the regulator specifying that an amount is the amount of the debt is evidence of that fact. > > > (4) Any such debt is recoverable whether or not a person is convicted of an offence under section 55 (Offence—failure to comply with stop work order). > > > (5) A court that finds a person guilty of an offence under that section may, on the application of the prosecutor, order the person to pay to the Crown any amount the Crown is entitled to recover from the person under this section.