New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 142B

142B Defence of authority conferred by regulation

(1) The regulations may, for the purposes of this Division, regulate the carrying out of an activity that pollutes land.

(2) It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under this Division if the person establishes that--

(a) the pollution resulted from an activity regulated by such a regulation, and

(b) the requirements of that regulation were not contravened.