269Alternative verdicts

269 Alternative verdicts (1) This section applies if, in a proceeding against a person charged with an offence against a provision mentioned in the following Table (the prosecuted offence), the trier of fact: (a) is not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the person committed the prosecuted offence; but Environment Protection Act 2019 233 (b) is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the person committed an offence against a provision specified in the Table as the alternative offence for the prosecuted offence. (2) The trier of fact may find the person not guilty of the prosecuted offence but guilty of the alternative offence. Table Alternative offences Prosecuted offence Alternative offence section 34(1) section 34(2), (3), (4) or (5) section 34(2) section 34(4) or (5) section 34(3) section 34(4) or (5) section 34(4) section 34(5) section 40(1) section 40(2), (3) or (4) section 40(2) section 40(4) section 40(3) section 40(4) section 41(1) section 41(2), (3) or (4) section 41(2) section 41(4) section 41(3) section 41(4) section 89(1) section 89(2), (3) or (4) section 89(2) section 89(4) section 89(3) section 89(4) section 117(1) section 117(2), (3) or (4) section 117(2) section 117(4) section 117(3) section 117(4) section 124J(1) section 124J(2), (3), (4) or (5) section 124J(2) section 124J(3), (4) or (5) section 124J(3) section 124J(4) or (5) section 124J(4) section 124J(5) section 124ZZW(1) section 124ZZW(2), (3) or (4) section 124ZZW(2) section 124ZZW(3) or (4) section 124ZZW(3) section 124ZZW(4) section 124ZZX(1) section 124ZZX(2), (3) or (4) section 124ZZX(2) section 124ZZX(3) or (4) section 124ZZX(3) section 124ZZX(4) Environment Protection Act 2019 234 Prosecuted offence Alternative offence section 124ZZY(1) section 124ZZY(2) section 124ZZZA(1) section 124ZZZA(2), (3), (4) or (5) section 124ZZZA(2) section 124ZZZA(3), (4) or (5) section 124ZZZA(3) section 124ZZZA(4),or (5) section 124ZZZA(4) section 124ZZZA(5) section 124ZZZM(1) section 124ZZZM(2), (3), (4) or (5) section 124ZZZM(2) section 124ZZZM(3), (4) or (5) section 124ZZZM(3) section 124ZZZM(4) or (5) section 124ZZZM(4) section 124ZZZM(5) section 151(1) section 151(2) section 154(1) section 154(2) section 191(1) section 191(2), (3) or (4) section 191(2) section 191(4) section 191(3) section 191(4) section 198(1) section 198(2), (3) or (4) section 198(2) section 198(4) section 198(3) section 198(4) section 228(1) section 228(2) section 283H(1) section 283H(2) section 259A(1) section 259A(2), (3), (4) or (5) section 259A(2) section 259A(3), (4) or (5) section 259A(3) section 259A(4) or (5) section 259A(4) section 259A(5) Environment Protection Act 2019 235