Directions by environmental officer
172 Directions by environmental officer
(1) An environmental officer may issue a direction to a person to do any of the following:
(a) take an action to prevent, minimise, manage or remediate any environmental harm by the method, and within the time, specified in the direction;
cease taking any action that may impact on the environment;
within the time specified in the direction:
(i) take photographs and make sketches or other records of land or premises or things found on land or premises; or
take photographs of any person on land or premises; or
(iii) make recordings in any medium, including audio, visual and audio-visual recordings, of land or premises or things found on land or premises; or
inspect and take copies of documents and records; or
(v) measure anything, or take samples of anything on land or premises; or
(vi) provide the photographs, sketches, records, recordings, documents, measurements or samples mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (v) to the environmental officer or a person nominated by the environmental officer for analysis.
(2) A direction must not be inconsistent with this Act or any relevant environmental approval.
(3) A direction may be given orally but must be confirmed by written notice to the person as soon as practicable.
In this section:
land or premises means land or premises (including residential premises) owned, occupied or managed by the approval holder.
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