8Persons must not pollute waters

8 Persons must not pollute waters

8 Persons must not pollute waters

(1) A person must not pollute waters in a special area except in accordance with an environment protection licence.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—100 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—200 penalty units.

(2) The Secretary may give a direction for—

(a) the management or disposal of a substance in a special area the Secretary considers may pollute waters in the area, or

(b) the removal of a substance referred to in paragraph (a) from a special area or the relocation of the substance to another place in the area.

(3) A person must comply with a direction given to the person under subsection (2).

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—50 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—100 penalty units.

(4) In this section—

waters has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.