Western Australian Current Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986 - SECT 74A

74A .         Defences to offences of causing pollution etc.: authority of this Act

                It is a defence to proceedings under this Part for causing pollution, in respect of an emission, or for causing serious environmental harm or material environmental harm, or for discharging or abandoning waste in water to which the public has access if the person charged with that offence proves that the pollution, emission, environmental harm, discharge or abandonment occurred —

            (a)         in the implementation of a proposal in accordance with an implementation agreement or decision; or

            (b)         in accordance with —

                  (i)         a prescribed standard; or

                  (ii)         a clearing permit; or

                  (iii)         a works approval; or

                  (iv)         a licence; or

                  (v)         a requirement contained in a closure notice, an environmental protection notice, a vegetation conservation notice or a prevention notice; or

                  (vi)         an approved policy; or

                  (vii)         a declaration under section 6; or

                  (viii)         an exemption under section 75; or

                  (ix)         a licence, permit, approval or exemption granted, issued or given under the regulations;

                or

            (c)         in the exercise of any power conferred under this Act.

        [Section 74A inserted: No. 54 of 2003 s. 55; amended: No. 48 of 2010 s. 7.]