South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts93—Action on non-compliance with notice
(1) If the
requirements of a notice under this Part are not complied with, a relevant
authority may take any action required by the notice.
(2) Action to be taken
by a relevant authority under subsection (1) may be taken on the relevant
authority's behalf by an authorised officer, a member of the Department, or
another person authorised by the relevant authority for the purpose.
(3) A person taking
action under this section may enter any relevant premises at any reasonable
time.
(4) The reasonable
costs and expenses incurred by a relevant authority in taking action under
this section may be recovered by the relevant authority as a debt from the
person who failed to comply with the requirements of the notice.
(5) If an amount is
recoverable from a person by a relevant authority under this section, the
relevant authority may, by notice in writing to the person, fix a period,
being not less than 28 days from the date of the notice, within which the
amount must be paid by the person, and, if the amount is not paid by the
person within that period, the person is liable to pay interest charged at the
prescribed rate per annum on the amount unpaid.
(6) In addition, where
an amount recoverable under this section relates to action taken in relation
to any land (including a building or other structure on land), the amount will
be a charge on the land in favour of the relevant authority in accordance with
a scheme prescribed by the regulations (with a priority determined in
accordance with the regulations).