MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                 Environmental Protection Act 1994
                                              Chapter 7 Environmental management
                                                        Part 1 Environmental duties

                                                                          [s 320D]

              (b)    public notice of the event, its nature and the
                     circumstances in which it happened to persons on the
                     affected land.
              Maximum penalty—
              (a)    for an event mentioned in section 320A(1)(a)—500
                     penalty units; and
              (b)    for an event mentioned in section 320A(1)(b)—100
                     penalty units.


Subdivision 3               Duty of employer

320D Duty of employer to notify particular owners and
     occupiers
        (1)   This section applies if the employer has been notified under
              section 320B(2) of the event.
        (2)   The employer must, no later than 24 hours after becoming
              aware of the event and unless the employer has a reasonable
              excuse, give the administering authority written notice of the
              event, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened.
              Maximum penalty—
              (a)    for an event mentioned in section 320A(1)(a)—500
                     penalty units; and
              (b)    for an event mentioned in section 320A(1)(b)—100
                     penalty units.
        (3)   The employer must, as soon as reasonably practicable after
              becoming aware of the event and unless the person has a
              reasonable excuse, give—
              (a)    written notice of the event, its nature and the
                     circumstances in which it happened to—
                     (i)   any occupier of the affected land; or
                     (ii) any registered owner of the affected land; or

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