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FORTIFICATION REMOVAL ACT 2013
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purpose
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
4. Meaning of fortification
5. Descriptions of offences in the Schedule
PART 2--FORTIFICATION REMOVAL ORDERS
Division 1--Applications for fortification removal orders
6. Chief Commissioner may apply for fortification removal order
7. Form and content of application
8. Serving application and affixing notice of application
9. Owner or occupier may object to application
10. Court may extend or abridge the time within which an objection may be made
Division 2--Determination of applications
11. Magistrates' Court may make fortification removal order
12. Order may be made in absence of objector
13. Form of fortification removal order
14. When fortification removal order takes effect
15. Duration of fortification removal order
16. Compliance period
17. Serving and affixing fortification removal order
Division 3--Extension of compliance period
18. Chief Commissioner may extend compliance period
19. Owner or occupier may apply to Magistrates' Court for extension of compliance period
20. Form and content of application
21. Service of application on Chief Commissioner
22. Magistrates' Court may extend compliance period
Division 4--Withdrawal of fortification removal order
23. Withdrawal of fortification removal order
24. Affixing notice of withdrawal
PART 3--INSPECTIONS
Division 1--Authority to inspect while fortification removal order is in effect
25. Inspecting fortified premises while fortification removal order is in effect
Division 2--Inspection orders for inspecting after fortification removal order ceases to have effect
26. Chief Commissioner may apply for inspection order after fortification removal order ceases to have effect
27. Form and content of application
28. Affixing notice of application
29. Owner or occupier may object to application
30. Court may extend or abridge the time within which an objection may be made
31. Order may be made in absence of objector
32. Magistrates' Court may make inspection order
33. Form of inspection order
34. Affixing inspection order
Division 3--Conduct of inspections
35. Power to inspect and enter fortified premises
PART 4--ENFORCEMENT OF FORTIFICATION REMOVAL ORDERS
36. Enforcement notice
37. Enforcement powers
38. Power to direct obstructive person to leave fortified premises
39. Power to use reasonable force to remove person from fortified premises
40. Chief Commissioner may recover cost of removing or modifying fortifications
41. Removed material forfeited to the Crown
42. Exemption from certain laws
PART 5--OFFENCES
43. Obstructing inspection of fortified premises
44. Obstructing enforcement of fortification removal order
45. Failure to comply with direction to leave fortified premises
46. Obstructing removal of person from premises
47. Interfering with affixed documents
48. Constructing or installing fortification on certain premises
49. Constructing or installing fortification on certain premises if fortification removal order previously made
PART 6--GENERAL
50. Service
51. Delegation
52. Immunity
53. Regulations
SCHEDULE
ENDNOTES
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