New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 216A

216A Multiple contraventions

(1) Two or more contraventions of a provision of environment protection legislation by a person that arise out of the following may be charged as a single offence or as separate offences--

(a) the same factual circumstances,

(b) the same activity being carried on at the same premises.

(2) This section does not authorise contraventions of 2 or more provisions of environment protection legislation to be charged as a single offence.

(3) A single penalty only may be imposed in relation to 2 or more contraventions of a provision that are charged as a single offence.