Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 421

421 Notice of damage

(1) This section applies if—

(a) an authorised person damages property when exercising or purporting to exercise a power; or

(b) a person (the
"other person" ) acting under the direction or authority of an authorised person damages property.

(2) The authorised person must immediately give notice of particulars of the damage to the person who appears to the authorised person to be the owner of the property.

(3) If the authorised person believes the damage was caused by a latent defect in the property or circumstances beyond the authorised person’s or other person’s control, the authorised person may state the belief in the notice.

(4) If, for any reason, it is impracticable to comply with subsection (2) , the authorised person must leave the notice in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way where the damage happened.

(5) This section does not apply to damage the authorised person reasonably believes is trivial.

(6) In this section—

"owner" , of property, includes the person in possession or control of it.