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Environmental Protection Act 1986
Part 1Tier 1 offences and penalties
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Part 1 — Tier 1 offences and penalties
| **Item** | **Section** | **Penalty — individual** | **Daily penalty** |
| 1 | 6(7) | $250 000 | $50 000 |
| 1A | 41A(1) | $125 000 | $25 000 |
| 2 | 47(1) | $125 000 | $25 000 |
| 2A | 47(5) | $500 000 | $100 000 |
| 3 | 48(9) | $162 500 | $32 500 |
| 4 | 49(2) | $500 000 or 5 years imprisonment or both | $100 000 |
| 5 | 49(3) | $250 000 or 3 years imprisonment or both | $50 000 |
| 6 | 49(4) | $125 000 | $25 000 |
| 7 | 50(1) | $500 000 | $100 000 |
| 8 | 50(2) | $250 000 | $50 000 |
| 8A | 50A(1) | $500 000 or 5 years imprisonment or both | $100 000 |
| 8B | 50A(2) | $250 000 or 3 years imprisonment or both | $50 000 |
| 8C | 50B(1) | $250 000 or 3 years imprisonment or both | $50 000 |
| 8D | 51C | $250 000 | $50 000 |
| 9 | 65(4a) | $250 000 | $50 000 |
| 10 | 69(5) | $162 500 | $32 500 |
| 11 | 71(5) | $250 000 | $50 000 |
| 12 | 73A(6) | $250 000 | $50 000 |
[Division 1 inserted: No. 14 of 1998 s. 18; amended: No. 54 of 2003 s. 25(1), 66(1) and (2) and 115(1); No. 40 of 2020 s. 102; No. 36 of 2024 s. 39(1).]
| **Item** | **Section** | **Penalty — body corporate** | **Daily penalty** |
| 1 | 6(7) | $500 000 | $100 000 |
| 1A | 41A(1) | $250 000 | $50 000 |
| 2 | 47(1) | $250 000 | $50 000 |
| 2A | 47(5) | $1 000 000 | $200 000 |
| 3 | 48(9) | $325 000 | $65 000 |
| 4 | 49(2) | $1 000 000 | $200 000 |
| 5 | 49(3) | $500 000 | $100 000 |
| 6 | 49(4) | $250 000 | $50 000 |
| 7 | 50(1) | $1 000 000 | $200 000 |
| 8 | 50(2) | $500 000 | $100 000 |
| 8A | 50A(1) | $1 000 000 | $200 000 |
| 8B | 50A(2) | $500 000 | $100 000 |
| 8C | 50B(1) | $500 000 | $100 000 |
| 8D | 51C | $500 000 | $100 000 |
| 9 | 65(4a) | $500 000 | $100 000 |
| 10 | 69(5) | $325 000 | $65 000 |
| 11 | 71(5) | $500 000 | $100 000 |
| 12 | 73A(6) | $500 000 | $100 000 |
[Division 2 inserted: No. 14 of 1998 s. 18; amended: No. 54 of 2003 s. 25(1), 66(3) and (4) and 115(2); No. 40 of 2020 s. 103; No. 36 of 2024 s. 39(2).]