(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.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—
(a) if the
offence is committed wilfully—1,665 penalty units; or
(b) otherwise—600
penalty units.
(2) In this section—
"prescribed contaminant" means a contaminant prescribed by an environmental
protection policy or a regulation for this section.