South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person who
contravenes or fails to comply with an order under this Division is, in
addition to liability for contempt of the order, guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $100 000.
(2) Where the
ERD Court makes an order under section 31A(6)(d) and the respondent fails
to comply with the order within the period specified by the Court, the Council
may cause any work contemplated by the order to be carried out, and may
recover the costs and expenses of that work, as a debt, from the respondent.
(3)
Section 31B(4) and (5) apply to, and in relation to, the Council when
acting under subsection (2) as though it were the respondent.
(4) Where an amount is
recoverable from a person by the Council under subsection (2)—
(a)
the Council may, by notice in writing to the person, fix a period, being not
less than 28 days from the date of the notice, within which the amount must be
paid by the person, and, if the amount is not paid by the person within that
period, the person is liable to pay interest charged at the rate prescribed by
regulation on the amount unpaid and on any unpaid interest; and
(b) the
amount together with any interest so payable is, until paid, a first charge in
favour of the Council on all land owned by the person.