sec.440ZEMeaning of deposits for pt 3C

### sec.440ZE Meaning of deposits for pt 3C A person deposits a contaminant in waters or at another place if the person— drops, places or throws the contaminant in the waters or onto the place; or releases the contaminant, or otherwise causes it to move, into the waters or onto the place. A person deposits a contaminant at a place if— the person is an occupier of the place or the contaminant is under the person’s control; and someone deposits the contaminant at the place in a way mentioned in subsection (1) ; and the person does not remove the contaminant from the place within a reasonable time after becoming aware that the contaminant has been deposited at the place. A person deposits earth at a place if the person carries on earthworks or another activity that exposes the earth at the place. A person deposits earth at a place if— the person is an occupier of the place; and someone deposits the earth at the place in a way mentioned in subsection (3) ; and the person does not stop the earth being exposed at the place within a reasonable time after becoming aware that the earth has been exposed at the place. A reference in subsections (2) to (4) to a place does not include waters. For subsections (1) to (4) , none of the subsections limits any of the other subsections. s 440ZE ins 2008 No. 52 s 41 (sec.440ZE-ssec.1) A person deposits a contaminant in waters or at another place if the person— drops, places or throws the contaminant in the waters or onto the place; or releases the contaminant, or otherwise causes it to move, into the waters or onto the place. (sec.440ZE-ssec.2) A person deposits a contaminant at a place if— the person is an occupier of the place or the contaminant is under the person’s control; and someone deposits the contaminant at the place in a way mentioned in subsection (1) ; and the person does not remove the contaminant from the place within a reasonable time after becoming aware that the contaminant has been deposited at the place. (sec.440ZE-ssec.3) A person deposits earth at a place if the person carries on earthworks or another activity that exposes the earth at the place. (sec.440ZE-ssec.4) A person deposits earth at a place if— the person is an occupier of the place; and someone deposits the earth at the place in a way mentioned in subsection (3) ; and the person does not stop the earth being exposed at the place within a reasonable time after becoming aware that the earth has been exposed at the place. (sec.440ZE-ssec.5) A reference in subsections (2) to (4) to a place does not include waters. (sec.440ZE-ssec.6) For subsections (1) to (4) , none of the subsections limits any of the other subsections. - (a) drops, places or throws the contaminant in the waters or onto the place; or - (b) releases the contaminant, or otherwise causes it to move, into the waters or onto the place. - (a) the person is an occupier of the place or the contaminant is under the person’s control; and - (b) someone deposits the contaminant at the place in a way mentioned in subsection (1) ; and - (c) the person does not remove the contaminant from the place within a reasonable time after becoming aware that the contaminant has been deposited at the place. - (a) the person is an occupier of the place; and - (b) someone deposits the earth at the place in a way mentioned in subsection (3) ; and - (c) the person does not stop the earth being exposed at the place within a reasonable time after becoming aware that the earth has been exposed at the place.