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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.361Who is a prescribed person for a contamination incident
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### sec.361 Who is a prescribed person for a contamination incident
For this part, each of the following persons is a prescribed person for a contamination incident—
a person causing or permitting, or who caused or permitted, the incident to happen;
a person who, at the time of the incident, is or was—
the occupier of a place at or from which the incident is happening or happened; or
the owner, or person in control, of a contaminant involved in the incident;
for a contamination incident under section 360 (b) —a prescribed responsible person for the land to which the incident relates;
if an environmental enforcement order is issued to a corporation (the first corporation ) in relation to the incident and the corporation fails to comply with the order—
a parent corporation of the first corporation; and
an executive officer of the first corporation.
s 361 amd 2014 No. 59 s 72
sub 2024 No. 30 s 28
- (a) a person causing or permitting, or who caused or permitted, the incident to happen;
- (b) a person who, at the time of the incident, is or was— (i) the occupier of a place at or from which the incident is happening or happened; or (ii) the owner, or person in control, of a contaminant involved in the incident;
- (i) the occupier of a place at or from which the incident is happening or happened; or
- (ii) the owner, or person in control, of a contaminant involved in the incident;
- (c) for a contamination incident under section 360 (b) —a prescribed responsible person for the land to which the incident relates;
- (d) if an environmental enforcement order is issued to a corporation (the first corporation ) in relation to the incident and the corporation fails to comply with the order— (i) a parent corporation of the first corporation; and (ii) an executive officer of the first corporation.
- (i) a parent corporation of the first corporation; and
- (ii) an executive officer of the first corporation.
- (i) the occupier of a place at or from which the incident is happening or happened; or
- (ii) the owner, or person in control, of a contaminant involved in the incident;
- (i) a parent corporation of the first corporation; and
- (ii) an executive officer of the first corporation.