South Australian Current Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1993 - SECT 82

82—Causing environmental nuisance

        (1)         A person who causes an environmental nuisance by polluting the environment intentionally or recklessly and with the knowledge that an environmental nuisance will or might result is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of a body corporate—$60 000;

            (b)         in the case of a natural person—$30 000.

        (2)         A person who by polluting the environment causes an environmental nuisance is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of a body corporate—$15 000;

            (b)         in the case of a natural person—$4 000.

Expiation fee: $300.