ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2017 - SECT 46 Permits required for permit activities

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2017 - SECT 46

    (1)     A person must not engage in a prescribed permit activity except as authorised by a permit in respect of the activity.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 1000 penalty units;

    In the case of a body corporate, 5000 penalty units.

Note

Section 314 provides that subsection (1) is a civil penalty provision. The penalty for contravention of this civil penalty provision is set out in the table in section 314.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply—

        (a)     in respect of any action or thing the person takes or does to comply with—

              (i)     a pilot project licence issued to the person that is in force in respect of the activity; or

              (ii)     an authorisation granted to the person under section 157 that is in force in respect of the activity; or

              (iii)     an exemption granted to the person under section 82 or 83 that is in force in respect of the activity; or

              (iv)     requirements specified under section 48(c) in respect of the activity; or

        (b)     in respect of any action or thing that the person is required to take or do under an improvement notice or environmental action notice; or

        (c)     if a prescribed exemption applies to the person.

    (3)     An offence under subsection (1) is an indictable offence.

Note

This offence may be heard and determined summarily (see  section 28 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 ).

S. 47 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12− 30, 3/2020 ss 42– 44, 47/2020 s. 26).