Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 313F

313F Chief executive may publish pollution notice

(1) This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied—

(a) the person responsible for a pollution event—

(i) can not be identified; or

(ii) would not be able to comply with a direction given under section 313E ; or

(b) a person has been given a direction under section 313E to publish a pollution notice in relation to a pollution event but the person—

(i) has not published a pollution notice by the date stated in the direction; or

(ii) has otherwise not complied with the direction; or

(c) the pollution event is, or is caused by, a naturally–occurring event.

(2) The chief executive may, in relation to the pollution event, publish a pollution notice—

(a) on the department’s website; and

(b) in any other way the chief executive considers appropriate.