| Date of offence or contravention | Between 01 Jan 2013 and 01 Aug 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type of offence or contravention | Make premises a scheduled premises without approval by storing prescribed industrial waste at Campbellfield, between January 2013 and August 2013, contrary s.19A(3).Store prescribed industrial waste without a licence at Campbellfield, between January 2013 and August 2013, contrary to s.27(1A). |
| Background of offence or contravention | This matter relates to a company that had stored prescribed industrial waste being around 203 tonnes of Category A prescribed industrial waste, including mercury, barium, cadmium, selenium etc. This waste had been stored at a premises in Campbellfield without a licence. |
| Date of court hearing | 14 December 2017 |
| Date of court order | 14 December 2017 |
| Judicial officer | P Dunn |
| Court and location | Broadmeadows |
| Proceeding number |
Court orders made
With conviction, fined an aggregate of $60,000 and ordered pursuant to s.67AC:
- To publicise the offence, its consequences and any penalties imposed or orders made by this Court by publishing a notice about these proceedings.
- The notice must contain the Accused’s and the Environment Protection Authority’s corporate logos and be:
a) in the wording specified in clause 9 below and must not be supplemented by additional text;
b) published within 30 days of the date of this Court Order in the Editorial section or the front part of the Early General News section of the following newspapers:
- The Financial Review,
- The Age,
- The Herald Sun; and
- The Hume Leader.
c) of a minimum size of 12 cm by 3 columns; and
d) surrounded by a continuous black border.
- The Accused must provide the Solicitor to the Environment Protection Authority with a copy of each published notice within seven days of its publication.
- [The wording of the notice was specified].
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