Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Environment Protection Act 1970 - SECT 30C

Notifiable chemicals

30C. Notifiable chemicals



(1) An occupier of any premises must not use the premises to process or store
or conduct any operation involving the use of more than the prescribed
quantity or the prescribed concentration of a notifiable chemical unless the
occupier-

   (a)  notifies the Authority of the intention to do so at least 30 days
        before commencing to do so;

   (b)  complies with any rules or requirements specified in any waste
        management policy; and

   (c)  provides the Authority with such information as the Authority may
        require including details of the methods proposed for the disposal of
        any waste within the time specified by the Authority in writing.

(2) An occupier of any premises who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an
indictable offence against this Act and liable to a penalty of not more than
2400 penalty units and in the case of a continuing offence to an additional
daily penalty of not more than 1200 penalty units for each day upon which the
offence continues after conviction or after service by the Authority on the
occupier of notice of contravention of this section.



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