Contents of improvement notices
61 Contents of improvement notices
An improvement notice must state—
that the authorised person believes the person—
is contravening a requirement imposed by or under this Act (including a condition of a licence under this Act); or
has contravened a requirement imposed by or under this Act (including a condition of a licence under this Act) in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
the provision or requirement imposed by or under this Act (including a condition of a licence under this Act) the authorised person believes is being, or has been, contravened; and
briefly, how the provision or requirement imposed by or under this Act (including a condition of a licence under this Act) is being, or has been, contravened; and
the day by which the person is required to remedy the contravention or likely contravention.
An improvement notice may include directions concerning the measures to be taken to remedy the contravention or prevent the likely contravention, or the matters or activities causing the contravention or likely contravention, to which the notice relates.
The day stated for compliance with the improvement notice must be reasonable in all the circumstances.
An improvement notice may include recommendations.
It is not an offence to fail to comply with recommendations in a notice.
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.