49Court may order environmental audit program to be carried out

49 Court may order environmental audit program to be carried out (1) Where a person is found guilty of an offence against this Act, the Court may, on the application of the prosecutor, order the person to carry out the environmental audit program specified in the order. (2) An order under subsection (1) may be made in addition to or instead of any other punishment that the Court may impose.

Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 40 (3) Where the prosecutor makes an application under subsection (1), he or she is to provide to the Court an environmental audit program, approved by the NT EPA, for the Court's consideration. (4) An order under subsection (1) is to specify: (a) the environmental audits to be performed under the program; (b) the activities, operations, premises or locations to which the environmental audits are to relate; (c) the date or dates by which the environmental audits are to be performed or the frequency with which and the period during which the environmental audits are to be performed; and (d) the date or dates by which results of the environmental audits performed under the program are to be submitted to the NT EPA or the frequency with which or the period in which the results are to be so submitted. (5) An order under subsection (1) may specify conditions or other matters relating to the conduct of the environmental audit program that the Court thinks fit.