Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 No 156
Current version for 11 January 2013 to date (accessed 22 May 2013 at 10:52)
Chapter 9Part 9.3DSection 295ZF

295ZF   Recovery from responsible persons

If the person given a notice requiring payment under this Part complies with the notice but was not the person who caused the pollution incident, the amount of the payment may be recovered by the person who complied with the notice as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction from the person who caused the pollution incident.
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