| Date of offence or contravention | 17 December 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type of offence or contravention | 1. Receive industrial waste without authorisation at Kilsyth on 17 December 2021, contrary to s.134(2). |
| Background of offence or contravention | Planet Safe Timber Pty Ltd, a sawmilling company trading as ‘CCA Pine’ in Kilsyth, were found guilty of unlawfully receiving construction and demolition waste on or around 17 December 2021. Some asbestos was confirmed at the site. The Authority issued an EAN requiring that the site be cleaned up, which Planet Safe complied with near the end of April 2022. It cost Planet Safe in excess of $1,600,000 to remove the approximately 8,100m3 of waste. Planet Safe entered an early guilty plea, and was otherwise of ‘good character’. |
| Date of court hearing | 24 January 2024 |
| Date of court order | 24 January 2024 |
| Judicial officer | M L Smith |
| Court and location | Ringwood |
| Proceeding number | P11694581 |
Court orders made
Without conviction, fined $20,000
Section 330 Adverse Publicity Order requiring notice to be published in both a local newspaper and state-wide newspaper.
Ordered to pay EPA's costs of $2,760.00.
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