Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998
124Offences – before and after commencement
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124 Offences – before and after commencement (1) Section 91, as inserted by the Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015, (the new section) applies in relation to a relevant offence committed by a body corporate after the commencement of Part 2, Division 41 of that Act (the commencement) only if: (a) all the conduct constituting the relevant offence occurred after the commencement; and (b) all the conduct of the executive officer constituting the offence against the new section occurred after the commencement. (2) Section 91, as in force before the commencement: (a) continues to apply in relation to offences committed by a body corporate before the commencement; and (b) applies in relation to relevant offences committed by a body corporate after the commencement to which, as a result of subsection (1), the new section does not apply.
Part 17 Transitional matters for Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 83 Part 16 Transitional matters for Environment Protection Act 2019 125 Definition In this Part: commencement means the commencement of section 294 of the Environment Protection Act 2019.