Public Health Act 2016

An improvement notice must take the form of an order requiring the person given the notice to take specified action, which may consist of —

steps the person given the notice is required to take; or

action the person given the notice is required to stop; or

both of those things.

An improvement notice must —

be in an approved form; and

state the authorised officer’s belief in terms of section 212(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f); and

state the reasonable grounds for that belief; and

specify any provision of this Act in respect of which that belief is held; and

specify the action that the person given the notice is required to take in order to comply with the notice and the period within which the person must take that action; and

state that the person has the right to apply for a review under section 226(1); and

state the date the notice was given and the name and contact details of the authorised officer who gave it.

Without limiting subsection (2)(e), an improvement notice may require the preparation and implementation of a risk management plan that —

identifies public health risks associated with the activities specified in the notice; and

sets out the steps to be taken —

to manage those risks; and

to ensure compliance with any requirements of this Act that relate to those activities.

When specifying under subsection (2)(e) the action that the person given the improvement notice is required to take, the authorised officer must have regard to —

the degree, or the potential degree, of the risk or the damage to public health from any activity in relation to which the notice is issued; and

any measures that were taken, or that have not been taken, to avoid, or to minimise the consequences or potential consequences of, that risk or damage to public health; and

the principles set out in the Table to section 3(2); and

any other matter prescribed by the regulations.

An improvement notice must state that it is issued under section 212.

An improvement notice may include ancillary or incidental directions.