CONTAMINATED SITES ACT 2003 - SECT 12
CONTAMINATED SITES ACT 2003 - SECT 12
12 . Programme for reporting sites
(1) The CEO may
approve a programme for the identification and reporting of sites described in
the programme if the CEO is of the opinion that it is necessary or desirable
to do so due to the number of sites or the complexity of adequately
identifying sites or the location and extent of sites.
(2) A programme may be
approved under subsection (1) only if the programme is submitted to the CEO
for approval within 6 months after the commencement of this Act.
(3) A programme
submitted to the CEO is to specify —
(a) the
sites or types of sites to be identified and reported under the programme;
(b) the
methods to be used to identify the sites to be reported under the programme;
(c) the
timetable proposed for the identification and reporting of sites under the
programme;
(d) the
time within which the programme is to be completed; and
(e)
reasons why it is considered necessary or desirable for the sites to be
identified and reported under this section.
(4) The CEO may, by
written notice given to a person who has had a programme approved under
subsection (1), amend the programme subject to subsection (5).
(5) A programme is not
to be amended so as to —
(a)
reduce the time within which the programme is to be completed; or
(b)
increase the extent of the identification or reporting to be carried out under
the programme,
unless the person who
submitted the programme for approval has agreed in writing to the amendment.
(6) A person who has
had a programme for the reporting of sites approved under subsection (1) must
ensure that sites are identified and reported —
(a) in
accordance with the programme; and
(b)
within the time specified in the programme for the completion of the
programme.
Penalty: $250 000, and a daily penalty of $50 000.
(7) In subsection
(6)(a) —
programme includes, where relevant, a programme as
amended under this section.