271Additional court orders where specified environmental offence

271 Additional court orders where specified environmental offence proved (1) If a person (the offender) is found guilty of a specified environmental offence, the court may, having regard to the nature of the offence and the circumstances of the offence, make any orders it considers appropriate including the following: (a) an order that the offender must take specified measures within a specified time: (i) to prevent the offence occurring again; or (ii) to remediate any environmental harm resulting from the offence; or (iii) to rehabilitate the environment as a result of any environmental harm resulting from the offence; or

Environment Protection Act 2019 236 (iv) to enhance the environment in an area for public benefit; (b) an order requiring the offender to compensate the CEO for the costs of taking any remedial or preventive action that was made necessary as a result of the act or omission that constituted the offence; (c) an order directing the offender to pay to the CEO an amount that the court estimates will not exceed the financial, monetary or economic benefit that the offender or a person associated with the offender has gained or can reasonably be expected to gain as a result of the commission of the offence; (d) an order directing the offender to pay an amount in compensation to any person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the commission of the offence; (e) an order requiring the offender to publicise the offence and the environmental consequences in a specified manner. (2) An order under this section is in addition to any other order that the court may make under this Act or the Sentencing Act 1995.