Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACT 2011 (NO 7 OF 2011) - SECT 75

    (1)     This section applies if:

    (a)     an enforcement agency fails to exercise a power or perform a function delegated to the agency; and

    (b)     the CHO is satisfied the failure is likely to be a public health risk.

    (2)     The CHO may exercise the power or perform the function.

    (3)     The cost incurred by the CHO in exercising the power or performing the function is a debt due to the Territory by the agency.