Western Australian Numbered Acts

DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY ACT 2004 (NO. 7 OF 2004) - SECT 49

49 .         Contravention of remediation notice, action by DGO

        (1)         If a remediation notice has been given to a person and the person has not complied with it, a DGO may take the measures specified in the notice.

        (2)         For the purposes of subsection (1), a DGO may —

            (a)         enter and take possession of a place or vehicle;

            (b)         seize, move or destroy or otherwise dispose of any dangerous goods; and

            (c)         take any other action that is reasonably necessary and incidental.

        (3)         A DGO’s powers under this section are in addition to the other powers of a DGO under this Act.

        (4)         The Crown may recover from a person who did not comply with a remediation notice, as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction, the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by a DGO, or any person acting at the request of a DGO, in exercising the powers under this section.