Checklist For Actioning Nuisance to try to Questions to Ask achieve a Has someone made a complaint to Council regarding an alleged nuisance remedy Has the authorised officer investigated the complaint? for the Has the authorised officer come to a conclusion as to whether or not the nuisance complaint results in a nuisance? Tick Box If no nuisance is found to exist, council should notify the person who made the complaint and advise accordingly. If a nuisance is found to exist the council can use the following methods > unoccupied or the owner cannot be found, council can enter onto the land and abate the nuisance. If the owner or occupier is identifiable the council can issue an > improvement notice or prohibition notice. If the nuisance is serious enough to warrant prosecution, the council > can bring proceedings against the person who caused the nuisance. If council was of the view that the matter is best deal with privately, > the council can advise the person who made the complaint of any available methods for settling the matter. If the land is 137 Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 - Guidance Manual
Checklist For Actioning Nuisance Questions to Ask Has someone made a complaint to Council regarding an alleged nuisance Has the authorised officer investigated the complaint? Has the authorised officer come to a conclusion as to whether or not the complaint results in a nuisance? If no nuisance is found to exist, council should notify the person who made the complaint and advise accordingly. If a nuisance is found to exist the council can use the following methods to try to achieve a remedy for the nuisance Tick Box > > > > If the land is unoccupied or the owner cannot be found, council can enter onto the land and abate the nuisance. If the owner or occupier is identifiable the council can issue an improvement notice or prohibition notice. If the nuisance is serious enough to warrant prosecution, the council can bring proceedings against the person who caused the nuisance. If council was of the view that the matter is best deal with privately, the council can advise the person who made the complaint of any available methods for settling the matter. Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 - Guidance Manual 137
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