ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 320D
Duty of employer to notify particular owners and occupiers
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 320D
Duty of employer to notify particular owners and occupiers
320D Duty of employer to notify particular owners and occupiers
(1) This section applies if the employer has been notified under section 320B(3) 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.
Penalty—
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
(b) public notice of the event, its nature and the
circumstances in which it happened to persons on the affected land.
Penalty—
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.
