PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 153A Duty of licence holder to prepare pollution incident response management plan
PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 153A
Duty of licence holder to prepare pollution incident response management plan153A Duty of licence holder to prepare pollution incident response management plan
The holder of an environment protection licence must prepare a pollution incident response management plan that complies with this Part in relation to the activity to which the licence relates.
: Maximum penalty--(a) in the case of a corporation--$2,000,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of $240,000 for each day the offence continues, or(b) in the case of an individual--$500,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of $120,000 for each day the offence continues.
Note : An offence against this section committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation--see section 169A.