Secretary may issue order to stop unlawful activities
9.19 Secretary may issue order to stop unlawful activities
The Secretary may, by written notice given to a person, order a person not to carry out a specified activity if the Secretary is satisfied that—
the person is contravening, or is about to contravene, this Act or the regulations because of the activity, or
the activity is being carried out on Crown land without lawful authority.
A person must comply with an order under this section given to the person.
Maximum penalty (subsection (2))—
for a corporation—200 penalty units and, for a continuing offence, a further penalty of 20 penalty units for each day the offence continues, or
for an individual—100 penalty units and, for a continuing offence, a further penalty of 10 penalty units for each day the offence continues.
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