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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.439Court may find defendant guilty of causing material environmental harm if charged with causing serious environmental harm
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### sec.439 Court may find defendant guilty of causing material environmental harm if charged with causing serious environmental harm
In a proceeding for an offence against section 437 , 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 section 438 (1) or (2) , the court may find the defendant guilty of the offence against section 438 (1) or (2) .