Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION ACT 2020 - SECT 140

Fault - based offence

  (1)   A third party authorised officer commits an offence if:

  (a)   the authorised officer is given a direction under subsection   139(2) or (3); and

  (b)   the authorised officer engages in conduct; and

  (c)   the conduct contravenes the direction.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.

Civil penalty provision

  (2)   A third party authorised officer is liable to a civil penalty if the authorised officer contravenes subsection   139(4).

Civil penalty:   240 penalty units.