Environmental Public Health Act 1987 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 12 · Miscellaneous Provisions
104. Composition of offences
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The Director-General may compound any offence under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1);
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
$5,000.
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings may be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
The Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules to prescribe the offences which may be compounded and the method and procedure by which those offences may be compounded under this section.
Agency
“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under the National Environment Agency Act 2002;
All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.