New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 286B

286B Records relating to resource recovery exemptions and orders

(1) A person who is required by a resource recovery exemption or resource recovery order to record information must--

(a) make or keep records in accordance with the exemption or order, and

(b) ensure the record is kept for at least 6 years after the record is made, and

(c) make the record available for inspection and copying by an authorised officer if requested.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) for a corporation--

(i) if the offence relates to asbestos waste--$1,000,000, or

(ii) otherwise--$500,000, or

(b) for an individual--

(i) if the offence relates to asbestos waste--$500,000, or

(ii) otherwise--$250,000.

(2) The regulations may provide for additional matters in relation to records under exemptions under section 286 and resource recovery orders, including matters relating to the effect of a variation or revocation of an exemption or order on a requirement referred to in subsection (1).

(3) Nothing in this section limits--

(a) the conditions that may be imposed on a resource recovery exemption, or

(b) the requirements that may be imposed by a resource recovery order.