Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 12 · Compensation, Damages, Fees, Costs and Expenses
56. Attachment
Feedback & supportThe attachment mentioned in section 55(1)(a) may be made by a person appointed for the purpose by the Director‑General who must give public notice of the attachment in the prescribed manner and must take an inventory of the property attached.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Environmental Protection appointed under section 3(1);
A person appointed under subsection (1) is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.
Such a person may break open in the daytime any house or building for the purpose of effecting the attachment.
building
“building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure, whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise;