Environment Protection Act 2019
249Court to consider certain matters
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249 Court to consider certain matters In determining the amount to be paid by a person as a civil penalty, the court must consider: (a) the nature and extent of the contravention; and (b) any environmental harm resulting from the contravention; and (c) any financial saving or benefit the person stood to gain by committing the contravention; and (d) whether the person has previously been found, in a proceeding under this Act, to have engaged in any similar conduct; and (e) any other matter the court considers relevant.