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Voluntary environmental audit results are privileged

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54 Voluntary environmental audit results are privileged

(1) The results of a voluntary environmental audit are not admissible as evidence in proceedings for an offence against this Act.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) relieves a person from the requirement to provide to the NT EPA results of testing or monitoring where required to do so:

(a)

by or under this Act or a code of practice; or

(b)

by virtue of an obligation to notify the NT EPA under section 14.

(3) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the seizure and use of the results of a voluntary environmental audit for the purpose of administering this Act.

(4) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the results of a voluntary environmental audit if the person relies or attempts to rely on the results in proceedings for an offence against this Act.

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Section 54 — Voluntary environmental audit results are privileged — Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 (Northern Territory) — Barrister AI