262Continuing offences

262 Continuing offences (1) This section applies if a court has found a person guilty of a specified environmental offence. (2) The court may, in addition to any penalty imposed for the offence, impose a penalty of not more than one-tenth of the maximum penalty prescribed for that offence for each day during which the offence continues after the day the offence is charged. (3) If the offence continues after the person is found guilty, the court may: (a) find the person guilty of a further offence; and (b) in addition to any penalty imposed for the further offence, impose a penalty of not more than one-tenth of the maximum penalty prescribed for that offence for each day during which the offence continues after the day the person was first found guilty. (4) If an offence consists of an omission to do something that is required to be done, the omission will be taken to continue for as long as the thing required to be done remains to be done after the end of the period for compliance with the requirement. Environment Protection Act 2019 228