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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.432Offence not to comply with program
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### sec.432 Offence not to comply with program
The holder of a transitional environmental program, or a person acting under a transitional environmental program, must not wilfully contravene the program.
Maximum penalty—6,250 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
The holder of a transitional environmental program, or a person acting under a transitional environmental program, must not contravene the program.
Maximum penalty—4,500 penalty units.
In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1) , 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 (2) , the court may find the defendant guilty of the offence against subsection (2) .
A reference in this section to contravening a transitional environmental program includes a reference to contravening a condition of the program.
s 432 ins 2000 No. 64 s 26
amd 2007 No. 56 s 6 sch ; 2011 No. 6 s 76 ; 2014 No. 59 s 78 ; 2023 No. 6 s 92
(sec.432-ssec.1) The holder of a transitional environmental program, or a person acting under a transitional environmental program, must not wilfully contravene the program. Maximum penalty—6,250 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
(sec.432-ssec.2) The holder of a transitional environmental program, or a person acting under a transitional environmental program, must not contravene the program. Maximum penalty—4,500 penalty units.
(sec.432-ssec.3) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1) , 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 (2) , the court may find the defendant guilty of the offence against subsection (2) .
(sec.432-ssec.4) A reference in this section to contravening a transitional environmental program includes a reference to contravening a condition of the program.