Environmental Protection Act 1994

A person deposits a contaminant in waters or at another place if the person—

drops, places or throws the contaminant in the waters or onto the place; or

releases the contaminant, or otherwise causes it to move, into the waters or onto the place.

A person deposits a contaminant at a place if—

the person is an occupier of the place or the contaminant is under the person’s control; and

someone deposits the contaminant at the place in a way mentioned in subsection (1); and

the person does not remove the contaminant from the place within a reasonable time after becoming aware that the contaminant has been deposited at the place.

A person deposits earth at a place if the person carries on earthworks or another activity that exposes the earth at the place.

A person deposits earth at a place if—

the person is an occupier of the place; and

someone deposits the earth at the place in a way mentioned in subsection (3); and

the person does not stop the earth being exposed at the place within a reasonable time after becoming aware that the earth has been exposed at the place.

A reference in subsections (2) to (4) to a place does not include waters.

For subsections (1) to (4), none of the subsections limits any of the other subsections.