Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
320AFalse representations
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320A False representations
320A False representations
(1) A person must not, knowing it to be false or misleading, represent that—
(a) any of the following are approved, provided, recommended or used by the EPA—
(i) goods,
(ii) substances,
Example—
waste
(iii) services, or
(b) the person, or another person, holds a licence that permits certain activities, or
(c) the person, or another person, is authorised by an order or exemption under this Act to carry out certain activities, or
(d) waste supplied under a resource recovery order under section 286A meets the requirements of the order.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a corporation—$2,000,000, or
(b) for an individual—$500,000 or imprisonment for 18 months, or both.
(2) In this section—
represent includes cause or permit a representation to be made.
s 320A: Ins 2002 No 14, Sch 2 [35]. Am 2005 No 96, Sch 1 [139]; 2022 No 3, Sch 5[74]. Subst 2024 No 20, Sch 9[70].