Environment Protection Act 2019
228AOffence to interfere with place of notifiable incident
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228A Offence to interfere with place of notifiable incident (a) a notifiable incident occurs at a place; and (b) the person intentionally alters the place where the incident occurred; and (c) the person does not have the permission of the CEO or an environmental officer to make that alteration. Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units. (2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(a) and (c). (4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the alteration was made to prevent or minimise environmental harm resulting from the incident. mentioned in subsection (3) or (4).