MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                                  Environmental Protection Act 1994

                                                                                                       Contents

Chapter 10   Legal proceedings
Part 1       Evidence
490          Evidentiary provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        417
491          Special evidentiary provision—particular emissions . . . . . . . . . .                          419
491A         Further special evidentiary provisions for noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    420
492          Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives . . . . . . . .                         421
Part 2       Executive officer liability
493          Executive officers must ensure corporation complies with Act. . .                               422
Part 2A      Unlawfulness of particular acts
493A         When environmental harm or related acts are unlawful . . . . . . . .                            423
Part 3       Legal proceedings
494          Indictable and summary offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                425
495          Proceedings for indictable offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               425
496          Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence
             proceedings      ......................................                                         426
497          Limitation on time for starting summary proceedings. . . . . . . . . .                          426
498          Notice of defence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     427
499          Proof of authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    427
500          Fines payable to local government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               427
501          Recovery of costs of rehabilitation or restoration etc.. . . . . . . . . .                      428
502          Court may make particular orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                429
502A         Administering authority may take action and recover costs . . . . .                             431
503          Recovery of costs of investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              431
Part 4       Restraint orders
505          Restraint of contraventions of Act etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               432
506          Power of Court to make order pending determination of
             proceeding       ......................................                                         435
Chapter 11   Administration
Part 1       Devolutions
514          Devolution of powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        437
Part 2       Delegations
515          Delegation by Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        438
516          Delegation by chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           438
517          Delegation by administering executive or local government chief
             executive officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   439
518          Delegation by administering authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 439


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Contents

Chapter 10 Legal proceedings
Part 1 Evidence
490 Evidentiary provisions ............ 00.00 eee eee eee 417
491 Special evidentiary provision—particular emissions 419
491A Further special evidentiary provisions for noise.............. 420
492 Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives ........ 421
Part 2 Executive officer liability
493 Executive officers must ensure corporation complies with Act... 422
Part 2A Unlawfulness of particular acts
493A When environmental harm or related acts are unlawful........ 423
Part 3 Legal proceedings
494 Indictable and summary offences. ............00..000 eee 425
495 Proceedings for indictable offences 425
496 Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence

ProceedingS ww. eee 426
497 Limitation on time for starting summary proceedings.......... 426
498 Notice of defence 427
499 Proof of authority 427
500 Fines payable to local government.............0...000e 0a 427
501 Recovery of costs of rehabilitation or restoration etc........... 428
502 Court may make particular orders ...............0 00.000 ee 429
502A Administering authority may take action and recover costs..... 431
503 Recovery of costs of investigation ..................00000. 431
Part 4 Restraint orders
505 Restraint of contraventions of Actetc................0.000. 432
506 Power of Court to make order pending determination of

Proceeding — wc eee eee 435
Chapter 11 Administration
Part 1 Devolutions
514 Devolution of powers ........ 0.0.0 c eee eee 437
Part 2 Delegations
515 Delegation by Minister ............0... 0000. c eee eee eee 438
516 Delegation by chief executive........... 000... eee eee eee 438
517 Delegation by administering executive or local government chief

executive Officer... 2... eee 439
518 Delegation by administering authority ..................00. 439