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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.773Amnesty for environmental risk management plan offences
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### sec.773 Amnesty for environmental risk management plan offences
This section applies to a person who carries out an agricultural ERA if—
before the commencement—
the person carried out an agricultural ERA for which there was an accredited ERMP; and
the period for which the accredited ERMP applied ended; and
during the amnesty period, the person was required to have an accredited ERMP for the agricultural ERA under previous section 88.
An ERMP direction given to the person under previous chapter 4A, part 3, division 1 during the amnesty period has no effect.
Previous sections 92 and 105 are taken not to have applied to the person during the amnesty period.
In this section—
amnesty period , for an agricultural ERA carried out under an accredited ERMP, means the period that—
starts at the end of the period for which the accredited ERMP for the agricultural ERA applied; and
ends on the commencement.
s 773 ins 2019 No. 28 s 24
(sec.773-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who carries out an agricultural ERA if— before the commencement— the person carried out an agricultural ERA for which there was an accredited ERMP; and the period for which the accredited ERMP applied ended; and during the amnesty period, the person was required to have an accredited ERMP for the agricultural ERA under previous section 88.
(sec.773-ssec.2) An ERMP direction given to the person under previous chapter 4A, part 3, division 1 during the amnesty period has no effect.
(sec.773-ssec.3) Previous sections 92 and 105 are taken not to have applied to the person during the amnesty period.
(sec.773-ssec.4) In this section— amnesty period , for an agricultural ERA carried out under an accredited ERMP, means the period that— starts at the end of the period for which the accredited ERMP for the agricultural ERA applied; and ends on the commencement.
- (a) before the commencement— (i) the person carried out an agricultural ERA for which there was an accredited ERMP; and (ii) the period for which the accredited ERMP applied ended; and
- (i) the person carried out an agricultural ERA for which there was an accredited ERMP; and
- (ii) the period for which the accredited ERMP applied ended; and
- (b) during the amnesty period, the person was required to have an accredited ERMP for the agricultural ERA under previous section 88.
- (i) the person carried out an agricultural ERA for which there was an accredited ERMP; and
- (ii) the period for which the accredited ERMP applied ended; and
- (a) starts at the end of the period for which the accredited ERMP for the agricultural ERA applied; and
- (b) ends on the commencement.