› plea of guilty to charge of water pollution resulting from spill of industrial solvent into stormwater system and Molonglo River due to valve failure
› no aggravating factors
› actual environmental harm caused
› medium level of objective seriousness
› mitigating factors
› early guilty plea
› contrition
Sentencing
› plea of guilty to charge of water pollution from spill of industrial solvent into stormwater and Molonglo River
› second spill occurred after attempted clean-up of original spill
› no aggravating factors
› actual environmental harm caused
› medium level of objective seriousness
› mitigating factors
› early guilty plea
› contrition
Sentencing
› plea of guilty to charge of failing to immediately notify water pollution incident
› notification of EPA within four hours of becoming aware that spill of industrial solvent had entered stormwater system
› low level of objective seriousness
› no aggravating factors
› early plea of guilty
Case Details
Citation[2022] NSWLEC 40
CourtNSWLEC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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