MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 8 General environmental offences
Part 4 Other offences

[s 442]


Part 4                      Other offences

442        Offence of releasing prescribed contaminant
          (1)   A person must not release, or cause to be released, a
                prescribed contaminant into the environment other than under
                an authorised person’s emergency direction.
                Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
          (2)   In this section—
                prescribed contaminant means a contaminant prescribed by
                an environmental protection policy or a regulation for this
                section.

443        Offence to place contaminant where environmental harm
           or nuisance may be caused
                A person must not cause or allow a contaminant to be placed
                in a position where it could reasonably be expected to cause
                serious or material environmental harm or environmental
                nuisance.
                Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.

444        Offence of interfering with monitoring equipment
                A person must not interfere with any monitoring equipment
                used under this Act or a development condition of a
                development approval.
                Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.




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