Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
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97 Offence
97 Offence
A person who does not comply with a prevention notice given to the person is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of a corporation—$2,000,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of $240,000 for each day the offence continues, or
(b) in the case of an individual—$500,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of $120,000 for each day the offence continues.
Note.
An offence against this section committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 169A.
s 97: Am 2005 No 96, Sch 1 [49]; 2012 No 97, Sch 1.34 [8]; 2024 No 20, Sch 9[5]–[8].