Aggravated breach of the general environmental duty
27 Aggravated breach of the general environmental duty
S. 27 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).
A person commits an offence if—
the person intentionally or recklessly contravenes the general environmental duty; and
the contravention results in material harm or is likely to result in material harm to human health or the environment from pollution or waste; and
the person knew or reasonably should have known that the contravention would result in material harm or would be likely to result in material harm to human health or the environment from pollution or waste.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 4000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment or both;
In the case of a body corporate, 20 000 penalty units.
An offence under subsection (1) is an indictable offence.
Note
This offence may be heard and determined summarily (see section 28 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009).
Pt 3.3 (Heading and s. 28) inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26), repealed by No. 51/2017 s. 28(7).
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