Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 313G

313G Steps required before giving direction or publishing pollution notice

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

(a) giving a direction in relation to a pollution event under section 313E ; or

(b) publishing a pollution notice in relation to a pollution event under 313F.

(2) Before giving the direction or publishing the pollution notice, the chief executive must consult with, and consider advice given by, a relevant public service officer about—

(a) the contaminant or pollutant that has caused, or may have caused, the pollution event; and

(b) any other matter the chief executive considers relevant.

(3) In this section—

"relevant public service officer" means a public service officer who the chief executive considers has, or is likely to have, the necessary expertise and experience to advise the chief executive about the pollution event.