Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the chief executive or an inspector reasonably believes—
(a) a person—
(i) is contravening a provision of this Act; or
(ii) has contravened a provision of this Act in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
(b) a matter relating to the contravention is reasonably capable of being rectified; and
(c) it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to rectify the matter; and
(d) if the person is a pest management technician—the chief executive has not given a show cause notice to the technician under section 44 relating to the contravention.
(2) The chief executive or inspector may give the person a notice (a compliance notice) requiring the person to rectify the matter.
(3) The compliance notice must state—
(a) that the chief executive or inspector believes the person—
(i) is contravening a provision of this Act; or
(ii) has contravened a provision of this Act in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
(b) the provision the chief executive or inspector believes is being, or has been, contravened; and
(c) briefly, how it is believed the provision is being, or has been contravened; and
(d) the matter relating to the contravention that the chief executive or inspector believes is reasonably capable of being rectified; and
(e) the reasonable steps the person must take to rectify the matter; and
(f) that the person must take the steps within a stated reasonable period of not less than 21 days; and
(g) that it is an offence to fail to comply with the compliance notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(4) The person must comply with the compliance notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(5) The person can not be prosecuted for contravention of the provision unless the person—
(a) fails to comply with the compliance notice within the stated period; and
(b) does not have a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the notice.