Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister may
serve on any person who has deposited in any waters or on any land to which
this Act applies any poisonous, noxious or polluting matter an order in
writing requiring him within such reasonable period as is specified in the
order to cause that matter to be removed, and a person who, having been served
with such an order, fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of that
order commits an offence against this Act.
(2) Provision may be
made by regulations enabling the Minister for the purposes of preventing or
minimising the effects of pollution, or any of such effects, on waters or
associated land to which this Act applies, to serve on and enforce against any
person an order requiring or directing that person to do or refrain from doing
any prescribed act or thing.
[Section 50 amended by No. 38 of 2007
s. 165.]