Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 407

407 Cost of steps by local government a charge over land

(1) This section applies if an amount (including any interest on the amount) (the
"unpaid amount" ) is payable by a person for steps taken by an issuing authority that is a local government, on land owned by the person.

(2) The unpaid amount is a charge on the land.

(3) The local government may lodge a request to register the charge in the appropriate form over the land with the registrar of titles.

(4) The request must be accompanied by a certificate signed by the local government’s chief executive officer stating there is a charge over the land under this section.

(5) A registered charge has priority over all encumbrances over the land other than—

(a) encumbrances in favour of the State or a government entity; and

(b) rates payable to the local government.

(6) The charge is in addition to any other remedy the local government has for recovery of the unpaid amount.