144ACUse of approved GPS tracking device required by EPA for waste transportation vehicles

144AC Use of approved GPS tracking device required by EPA for waste transportation vehicles

144AC Use of approved GPS tracking device required by EPA for waste transportation vehicles

(1) The EPA may, by notice in writing, require a person who is engaged in the transportation of waste to ensure that—

(a) approved GPS tracking devices are installed, used and maintained, in the manner specified in the notice, on any motor vehicles or trailers, or both, that are used by the person (or an employee, subcontractor or agent of the person) to transport waste, and

(b) such devices are not tampered with.

(2) A person who does not comply with a notice given to the person under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—$44,000, or

(b) for an individual—$22,000.

(3) In this section—

approved GPS tracking device means a device of a kind approved by the EPA that uses the Global Positioning System to keep track of the location of a motor vehicle.

s 144AC: Ins 2014 No 65, Sch 2.1 [5]. Am 2017 No 21, Sch 3 [6]; 2024 No 20, Sch 9[39]; 2024 No 47, Sch 2.13.