Western Australian Current Regulations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS 1987 - REG 20

20 .         Approved monitoring equipment, duty to ensure accuracy of

        (1)         A person who —

            (a)         is required by a works approval or licence to carry out a specified monitoring programme with approved monitoring equipment; and

            (b)         does not ensure that any approved monitoring equipment used in that monitoring programme is operating so as to give measurements that are accurate,

                commits an offence.

        Penalty: $5 000.

        (2)         It is a defence to proceedings for an offence under subregulation (1) if the person charged with that offence proves that the person took reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.

        [Regulation 20 inserted: Gazette 7 Jul 2000 p. 3678‑9.]