New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PIPELINES ACT 1967 - SECT 29

29 Compliance with directions

(1) Where a person does not comply with a direction given to him or her under this Act or under the regulations, the Minister may do all or any of the things required by the direction to be done.

(2) Costs and expenses incurred by the Minister under subsection (1) in relation to a direction are a debt due by the person to whom the direction was given to the Crown and are recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(3) It is a defence if a person charged with failure to comply with a direction given to him or her under this Act or under the regulations or if a defendant in an action under subsection (2) proves that he or she took all reasonable steps to comply with the direction.