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NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (SAFEGUARDS) ACT 1987 - SECT 68 Compliance with conditions etc.

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (SAFEGUARDS) ACT 1987 - SECT 68

Compliance with conditions etc.

  (1)   Where a person (in this section referred to as the relevant person ) does not comply with:

  (a)   a restriction or condition to which a permit or authority granted to the relevant person is subject;

  (b)   an order made under section   73; or

  (c)   a direction given to the relevant person under section   73;

the Director may:

  (d)   do all or any of the things required to be done for compliance with the restriction, condition, order or direction, as the case may be; or

  (e)   authorise an inspector, in writing, to do all or any of the things required for compliance with the restriction, condition, order or direction, as the case may be.

  (2)   Where the Director gives an authority to an inspector under subsection   ( 1), the inspector may, subject to subsection   ( 3), exercise a power conferred by the authority.

  (3)   Where it is necessary for an inspector, in order to exercise a power conferred by an authority under subsection   ( 1), to:

  (a)   enter upon land, or upon or into premises; or

  (b)   enter a vessel, aircraft or vehicle;

and to exercise relevant powers (within the meaning of section   59), the entry and the exercise of those powers shall be effected in accordance with section   59.

  (4)   Costs and expenses incurred by the Director or an inspector under subsection   ( 1) are a debt due by the relevant person to the Commonwealth and are recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction.