Marine Pollution Act 2012
69Discharge of prescribed marine pollutant from place on land in transfer operation prohibited
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69 Discharge of prescribed marine pollutant from place on land in transfer operation prohibited
69 Discharge of prescribed marine pollutant from place on land in transfer operation prohibited
(1) A person must not deliberately, recklessly or negligently cause a prescribed marine pollutant to be discharged from a place on land in, or in connection with, a transfer operation.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of an individual—$500,000, or
(b) in the case of a corporation—$10,000,000.
(2) The occupier of land is guilty of an offence if a prescribed marine pollutant is discharged from a place on the land in, or in connection with, a transfer operation.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of an individual—$500,000, or
(b) in the case of a corporation—$10,000,000.
ss 68–73: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[70].