Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Environment Protection Act 1970 - SECT 27A

Offences relating to industrial waste

27A. Offences relating to industrial waste





(1) A person who-









   (a)  contravenes any rules or requirements relating to industrial waste
        specified in a waste management policy; or

   (b)  contravenes any regulations relating to industrial waste; or

   (c)  causes or permits an environmental hazard-

is guilty of an indictable offence. Penalty: 2400 penalty units plus, in the
case of a continuing offence, a daily penalty of 1200 penalty units for each
day the offence continues after conviction or after service by the Authority
on the defendant of notice of contravention of this subsection (whichever is
the earlier).

(2) Any person who dumps, deposits, discards or abandons or permits to be
dumped, deposited, discarded or abandoned a particular kind of industrial
waste-





   (a)  at a place not being a site licensed to accept industrial waste of
        that kind under this Act; or

   (b)  at a site which is licensed to accept industrial waste under this Act
        without the knowledge or consent of the licence holder-

is guilty of an indictable offence. Penalty: 5000 penalty units, plus in the
case of a continuing offence, 2500 penalty units for each day the offence
continues after conviction or after service by the Authority on the defendant
of notice of contravention of this section (whichever is the earlier).