Remedial notices are issued by our authorised officers if you:
- are not complying with an aspect of the Environment Protection Act 2017
- need to address waste or contamination.
For example, a remedial notice can direct you to clean up, stop works, install controls, or change a process or activity.
We use site management orders to address long-term site management or rehabilitation.
An authorised officer can also give you a verbal direction. They do this if they reasonably believe there is an immediate risk of material harm to the environment or the health or safety of any person. The direction is confirmed in writing as soon as possible. You must comply with a direction.
Types of remedial notices
Types of remedial notices issued under the Environment Protection Act are:
- environmental action notice – you must act to clean up contamination, pollution or waste
- improvement notice – you must act to comply with the law or to address likely harm
- notice to investigate – you must investigate potential contamination, pollution or waste
- prohibition notice – you must stop an activity until you address the risk of harm
- waste abatement notice – you must either remove waste, stop production of waste or restore a place affected by waste.
For more information, see our Remedial powers policy.
Review a remedial notice
You may be able to apply for an internal review of a remedial notice.
The internal review does not directly consider an authorised officer's conduct. If you're concerned about the way one of our authorised officers behaved, you can make a complaint.
Extend or amend a remedial notice
You must comply with a remedial notice or direction by the due date. If you do not, we consider penalties in line with our Compliance and enforcement policy.
However, you can apply to extend the time you have to comply with your notice.
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