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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 442

Offence of releasing prescribed contaminant

442 Offence of releasing prescribed contaminant

(1) A person must not release, or cause to be released, a prescribed contaminant into the environment other than under an authorised person’s emergency direction.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—
(a) if the offence is committed wilfully—1,665 penalty units; or
(b) otherwise—600 penalty units.
(2) In this section—

"prescribed contaminant" means a contaminant prescribed by an environmental protection policy or a regulation for this section.



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