sec.506AOrders against persistent offenders

### sec.506A Orders against persistent offenders This section applies if— a person is convicted of a serious environmental offence; and the person has been convicted of the same, or a different, serious environmental offence at least 2 other times in the previous 5 years. If the court convicting the person considers it necessary to stop the person from committing further serious environmental offences, the court may make— an order prohibiting the person from carrying out a particular activity; or an order prohibiting a person from carrying out an environmentally relevant activity an order prohibiting the person from carrying out a particular activity except in particular circumstances; or any other order the court considers appropriate. A person must not contravene an order made under subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—3,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. In this section— serious environmental offence means an offence under this Act for which the maximum penalty is 1,500 penalty units or more. s 506A ins 2023 No. 6 s 108 (sec.506A-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person is convicted of a serious environmental offence; and the person has been convicted of the same, or a different, serious environmental offence at least 2 other times in the previous 5 years. (sec.506A-ssec.2) If the court convicting the person considers it necessary to stop the person from committing further serious environmental offences, the court may make— an order prohibiting the person from carrying out a particular activity; or an order prohibiting a person from carrying out an environmentally relevant activity an order prohibiting the person from carrying out a particular activity except in particular circumstances; or any other order the court considers appropriate. (sec.506A-ssec.3) A person must not contravene an order made under subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—3,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.506A-ssec.4) In this section— serious environmental offence means an offence under this Act for which the maximum penalty is 1,500 penalty units or more. - (a) a person is convicted of a serious environmental offence; and - (b) the person has been convicted of the same, or a different, serious environmental offence at least 2 other times in the previous 5 years. - (a) an order prohibiting the person from carrying out a particular activity; or Example of order under paragraph (a) — an order prohibiting a person from carrying out an environmentally relevant activity - (b) an order prohibiting the person from carrying out a particular activity except in particular circumstances; or - (c) any other order the court considers appropriate.