South Australian Current Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1993 - SECT 34

34—Offence to contravene mandatory provisions of policy

        (1)         A person who intentionally or recklessly contravenes a mandatory provision of an environment protection policy is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a category A offence—

                  (i)         in the case of a body corporate—$250 000;

                  (ii)         in the case of a natural person—$120 000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both;

            (b)         for a category B, C, D or E offence—$30 000.

        (2)         A person who contravenes a mandatory provision of an environment protection policy is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a category A offence—

                  (i)         in the case of a body corporate—$150 000;

                  (ii)         in the case of a natural person—$60 000;

            (b)         for a category B offence—$4 000;

            (c)         for a category C offence—$2 000;

            (d)         for a category D offence—$500;

            (e)         for a category E offence—$100.

Expiation fee:

            (a)         for a category B offence—$300;

            (b)         for a category C offence—$200;

            (c)         for a category D offence—$100;

            (d)         for a category E offence—$50.

        (3)         For the purposes of this section, contravention of a mandatory provision of an environment protection policy is a category A, B, C, D or E offence if the policy declares that such contravention will be an offence of that category.

        (4)         If in proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) the court is not satisfied that the defendant is guilty of the offence charged but is satisfied that the defendant is guilty of an offence against subsection (2), the court may find the defendant guilty of the latter offence.