Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9A · Pollution Control Requirements for Controlled Works
33B. No controlled works without clearance certificate
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Subject to sections 33C and 33E, a person must not commence or carry out, or permit or authorise the commencement or carrying out of any controlled works without a certificate (called in this Part a clearance certificate) issued by the Director-General under section 33D(2)(a) in respect of those controlled works.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Environmental Protection appointed under section 3(1);
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable —
on the first conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction; and
on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after that second or subsequent conviction.