South Australian Repealed Acts South Australian Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
196—Action on non-compliance with a reparation order
(1) If the
requirements of a reparation order are not complied with, a relevant authority
may take any action required by the order.
(2) Action 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 land 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 reparation order.
(5) If an amount is
recoverable from a person by a relevant authority under this section—
(a) 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; and
(b) the
amount together with any interest charge so payable is until paid a charge in
favour of the Crown on any land owned by the person in relation to which the
reparation order is registered under Division 2 .
(6) In this
section—
"relevant authority" means—
(a) an
NRM authority; or
(b) the
Chief Officer.