New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RURAL LANDS PROTECTION ACT 1998 - SECT 29

29 Action that may be taken for failure to comply with order

(1) The State Council may itself take the action necessary to carry out a function in accordance with an order it has made to an authority if:

(a) the authority fails to comply with the order within the period for compliance (if any) specified in the notice, or

(b) no period for compliance is specified in the notice-the authority fails to comply with the order within a reasonable period after the order is made.

(2) The State Council may take any action necessary to give effect to an order.

(3) Any action taken by the State Council to give effect to an order made to an authority is to have effect as if it were taken by the authority.

(4) The State Council may, by notice given to an authority, require the authority to pay to it an amount to reimburse the State Council within a period specified in the notice for any costs incurred by the State Council in taking action under this section.

(5) Any amount that remains unpaid at the end of the period specified may be recovered by the State Council from the authority concerned as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Note: The State Council may also request the Minister to appoint an administrator if an authority fails to comply with an order. See Division 2 of Part 14.