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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.320DDuty of employer to notify particular owners and occupiers
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### sec.320D Duty of employer to notify particular owners and occupiers
This section applies if the employer has been notified under section 320B (3) of the event.
The employer must, no later than 24 hours after becoming aware of the event, or the time when the person ought reasonably to have become aware of the event, and unless the employer has a reasonable excuse, give the administering authority written notice of the event, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened.
Maximum penalty—
for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (a) —500 penalty units; and
for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (b) —100 penalty units.
The employer must, as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of the event, or the time when the person ought reasonably to have become aware of the event, and unless the person has a reasonable excuse, give—
written notice of the event, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened to—
any occupier of the affected land; or
any registered owner of the affected land; or
public notice of the event, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened to persons on the affected land.
Maximum penalty—
for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (a) —500 penalty units; and
for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (b) —100 penalty units.
s 320D ins 2010 No. 52 s 18
amd 2012 No. 16 s 78 sch ; 2014 No. 59 s 174 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 30 s 20
(sec.320D-ssec.1) This section applies if the employer has been notified under section 320B (3) of the event.
(sec.320D-ssec.2) The employer must, no later than 24 hours after becoming aware of the event, or the time when the person ought reasonably to have become aware of the event, and unless the employer has a reasonable excuse, give the administering authority written notice of the event, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened. Maximum penalty— for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (a) —500 penalty units; and for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (b) —100 penalty units.
(sec.320D-ssec.3) The employer must, as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of the event, or the time when the person ought reasonably to have become aware of the event, and unless the person has a reasonable excuse, give— written notice of the event, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened to— any occupier of the affected land; or any registered owner of the affected land; or public notice of the event, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened to persons on the affected land. Maximum penalty— for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (a) —500 penalty units; and for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (b) —100 penalty units.
- (a) for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (a) —500 penalty units; and
- (b) for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (b) —100 penalty units.
- (a) written notice of the event, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened to— (i) any occupier of the affected land; or (ii) any registered owner of the affected land; or
- (i) any occupier of the affected land; or
- (ii) any registered owner of the affected land; or
- (b) public notice of the event, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened to persons on the affected land.
- (i) any occupier of the affected land; or
- (ii) any registered owner of the affected land; or
- (a) for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (a) —500 penalty units; and
- (b) for an event mentioned in section 320A (1) (b) —100 penalty units.