Enforceable undertakings
43 Enforceable undertakings
If the Minister is satisfied that a person is contravening a requirement of this Act, the Minister may ask the person to consent to an enforceable undertaking setting out—
actions the person agrees to take or to cease within a specified time; and
any costs or expenses the person agrees to pay in respect of action taken or to be taken by an authorised officer or the Minister; and
any other matters that may be agreed between the Minister and the person.
A person who consents to an enforceable undertaking must not refuse or fail to comply with the terms of the undertaking.
Maximum penalty:
in the case of a body corporate—$250 000;
in the case of an individual—$50 000.
Expiation fee: $1 500.
An enforceable undertaking under this section may specify that refusal or failure to comply may result in an animal or animals owned by the person being seized by, and forfeited to, the Minister in accordance with section 47.
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