sec.442Offence of releasing prescribed contaminant

### sec.442 Offence of releasing prescribed contaminant A person must not release, or cause to be released, a prescribed contaminant into the environment other than under an authorised person’s emergency direction. Maximum penalty— if the offence is committed wilfully—1,665 penalty units; or otherwise—600 penalty units. In this section— prescribed contaminant means a contaminant prescribed by an environmental protection policy or a regulation for this section. s 442 amd 2007 No. 56 s 23 ; 2014 No. 59 s 90 (sec.442-ssec.1) A person must not release, or cause to be released, a prescribed contaminant into the environment other than under an authorised person’s emergency direction. Maximum penalty— if the offence is committed wilfully—1,665 penalty units; or otherwise—600 penalty units. (sec.442-ssec.2) In this section— prescribed contaminant means a contaminant prescribed by an environmental protection policy or a regulation for this section. - (a) if the offence is committed wilfully—1,665 penalty units; or - (b) otherwise—600 penalty units.