| Date of offence or contravention | Between 11 July 2023 and 22 September 2023 |
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| Type of offence or contravention | Depositing industrial waste at a place without authorisation at Lockward South on 11 July 2023, contrary to section 133(3). Depositing industrial waste at a place without authorisation at Lockward South on 11 September 2023, contrary to section 133(3). Fail to comply with an information gathering notice at Strathdale on 22 September 2023, contrary to section 255(2). |
| Background of offence or contravention | Jeremy Bannister is the sole Director of Jay Bannister Pty Ltd. Between July 2023 and February 2024, Jay Bannister Pty Ltd, trading as “Entire Waste Solutions”, unlawfully deposited approximately 14,210 waste tyres across two properties in Lockwood South. Neither property was authorised to accept industrial waste. Inspections of both properties revealed repeated tyre stockpiling, despite EPA directions to stop. EPA also issued an Information Gathering Notice comprising of four requirements to provide documentation related to the transport, receipt, storage, handling and/or disposal of waste tyres by 21 November 2023, to which no response was recieved. The tyres were later removed from both properties under court order. |
| Date of court hearing | 12 February 2026 |
| Date of court order | 12 February 2026 |
| Judicial officer | Magistrate Kelly |
| Court and location | Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court |
| Proceeding number | Q11545813 |
Court orders made
With conviction, fined $5,000 as part of an aggregate order. Ordered to pay EPA legal costs of $7,964
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