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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.430Contravention of condition of environmental authority
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### sec.430 Contravention of condition of environmental authority
This section applies to a person who is the holder of, or is acting under, an environmental authority.
The person must not wilfully contravene a condition of the authority.
Maximum penalty—6,250 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
The person must not contravene a condition of the authority.
Maximum penalty—4,500 penalty units.
In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (2) , if the court is not satisfied the defendant is guilty of the offence charged but is satisfied the defendant is guilty of an offence against subsection (3) , the court may find the defendant guilty of the offence against subsection (3) .
s 430 ins 2000 No. 64 s 26
amd 2003 No. 95 s 3 sch ; 2004 No. 48 s 121 ; 2007 No. 56 s 21 ; 2009 No. 3 s 465 ; 2012 No. 16 s 33 ; 2014 No. 59 s 77
(sec.430-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who is the holder of, or is acting under, an environmental authority.
(sec.430-ssec.2) The person must not wilfully contravene a condition of the authority. Maximum penalty—6,250 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
(sec.430-ssec.3) The person must not contravene a condition of the authority. Maximum penalty—4,500 penalty units.
(sec.430-ssec.4) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (2) , if the court is not satisfied the defendant is guilty of the offence charged but is satisfied the defendant is guilty of an offence against subsection (3) , the court may find the defendant guilty of the offence against subsection (3) .