Victorian Current Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 229

    (1)     This section applies if a person fails to comply with—

        (a)     a direction or requirement under section 190 or 200; or

        (b)     an improvement notice or a prohibition notice issued in respect of a contravention to which section 193 or 203 applies.

    (2)     If this section applies, the Chief Health Officer may authorise a person or a Council to take the actions necessary to ensure as far as is possible compliance with the direction, requirement, improvement notice or prohibition notice.

    (3)     An authorisation under subsection (2) authorises the person or Council to take the actions necessary to ensure as far as is possible compliance with the direction, requirement, improvement notice or prohibition notice.

    (4)     Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), actions necessary to ensure as far as is possible compliance with the direction, requirement, improvement notice or prohibition notice include—

        (a)     entering onto any relevant land;

        (b)     executing or performing any action which is necessary to give effect to the direction, requirement, improvement notice or prohibition notice.