New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 108A

108A Single notice for multiple pollution incidents

(1) A single notice under this chapter may be given by the EPA to a person in relation to--

(a) pollution incidents that relate to--

(i) multiple premises in the same or different local government areas, or

(ii) the whole of the State or a part of the State, or

(b) matters involving the transport, storage, supply, processing, reprocessing or disposal of a substance or waste across--

(i) multiple premises in the same or different local government areas, or

(ii) the whole of the State or a part of the State.

(2) For subsection (1)(a), pollution incidents that relate to multiple premises, or the whole of the State or a part of the State, may be treated as 1 pollution incident.

(3) To avoid doubt, the EPA may issue a notice under subsection (1) even if the EPA is not the appropriate regulatory authority for all the areas, premises, activities or matters--

(a) to which the pollution incidents relate, or

(b) involved in the transport, storage, supply, processing, reprocessing or disposal of the substance or waste.