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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Information, enforcement, compensation, appeals, and secondary legislation - Compliance orders

176: Form and content of compliance order

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"What a compliance order must include and what it means for you"

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If a compliance order is made, it must include your name. It must also say why the order was made. The order must tell you what you need to do, stop doing, or not do. The order may say how long you have to take the action or stop doing something. This time period must be reasonable. You have the right to appeal the order under section 207(1)(c), which you can read about by following the link to section 207(1)(c).

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Part 5Information, enforcement, compensation, appeals, and secondary legislation
Compliance orders

176Form and content of compliance order

  1. A compliance order must state—

  2. the name of the person to whom it relates; and
    1. the reasons for the order; and
      1. the action required to be taken, stopped, or not taken; and
        1. if applicable, the period within which the action must be taken or stopped, being a reasonable period within which to take the action required or to stop the action; and
          1. the right of appeal under section 207(1)(c).