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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.320DADuty of owner, occupier or auditor to notify administering authority
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### sec.320DA Duty of owner, occupier or auditor to notify administering authority
A person mentioned in section 320A (2) (a) must, within 24 hours after becoming aware of the matter, or the time when the person ought reasonably to have become aware of the matter, mentioned in section 320A (2) (b) (i) or (ii) , give the administering authority written notice of the matters stated in subsection (2) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
The notice must state—
the nature of the matter; and
the circumstances in which the person became aware of the matter.
A person mentioned in section 320A (2) (a) must, within 20 business days after becoming aware of an activity, or the time when the person ought reasonably to have become aware of an activity, mentioned in section 320A (2) (b) (iii) , give the administering authority written notice of the activity, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
s 320DA ins 2014 No. 59 s 125
amd 2023 No. 6 s 56 ; 2024 No. 30 s 21
(sec.320DA-ssec.1) A person mentioned in section 320A (2) (a) must, within 24 hours after becoming aware of the matter, or the time when the person ought reasonably to have become aware of the matter, mentioned in section 320A (2) (b) (i) or (ii) , give the administering authority written notice of the matters stated in subsection (2) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(sec.320DA-ssec.2) The notice must state— the nature of the matter; and the circumstances in which the person became aware of the matter.
(sec.320DA-ssec.3) A person mentioned in section 320A (2) (a) must, within 20 business days after becoming aware of an activity, or the time when the person ought reasonably to have become aware of an activity, mentioned in section 320A (2) (b) (iii) , give the administering authority written notice of the activity, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
- (a) the nature of the matter; and
- (b) the circumstances in which the person became aware of the matter.