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The Clean Energy Regulator has released the latest Compliance update from 1 January to 31 March 2022 that provides information on Compliance and Enforcement activities for this period. […]
A drink importer that repeatedly failed to comply with NSW packaging legislation requirements is the first NSW company to be fined under the rules that govern […]
A waste company in NSW has been convicted and fined more than $600,000 in the NSW Land and Environment Court for two water pollution offences and […]
The NSW Land and Environment Court has fined a University in NSW a total of $61,000 in relation to the disposal of a radioactive source contained […]
NSW EPA is undertaking a blitz in May 2022 of building and construction sites across NSW. Erosion and sediment controls at building and construction sites will […]
A testing service company that provides waste classification services, was found guilty in a NSW Court for supplying false information about waste. The offence relates to […]
A farmer in NSW has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with NSW Department of Planning and Environment following the clearing of more than 11 hectares of […]
EPA SA was recently successful in obtaining a court order to stop a company and its Manager from operating an unauthorised waste recovery or landfill depot. […]
NSW EPA has released their prosecution guidelines that set out the factors the EPA takes into account in deciding whether, how and in what court, to prosecute […]
A Clean Energy Regulator investigation has led to 14 charges being laid against an electrical company for providing false or misleading documents in the Small-scale Renewable […]
NSW EPA has provided an update relating to the Wickham Wool Store fire clean-up. EPA advises that since the fire, no asbestos particles have been detected […]
EPA Victoria has taken action at a pet burial and cremation business in south west of Victoria as the business was previously accepting pets for burial […]
New laws have passed in the NSW Parliament that will provide the NSW EPA with more powers to hold waste offenders and those responsible for contamination, […]
A company and its director have been convicted and fined for causing environmental harm over the dislodging of asbestos fibres from the roof of a building. […]
An investigation by the Clean Energy Regulator has led to the prosecution of a 49-year-old Tasmanian solar panel installer in the Launceston Magistrates Court. The solar […]
In December 2021, amendments to the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001 passed into law which address the Federal Government’s response to the recommendations made in the Clean Energy […]
EPA Victoria has increased it aerial surveilancing by using more drones to gather evidence for potential environmentally damaging activity that cannot be seen from the roadside. […]
Charges have been laid against a Balwyn North company and its director for stockpiling e-waste and waste tyres at the company’s Broadmeadows site. EPA Victoria allege […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released its Compliance update – 1 October to 31 December 2021 that outlines details related to the Clean Energy Regulator’s Compliance and […]
As more people are working from home, EPA Victoria has received a significant increase in noise complaints, stating that the complaints relating to noise pollution have […]
A reminder that Federal Government approval must be sought before commencing activities that could have a significant impact on matters of national environmental significance. Three companies […]
An abattoir, located in NSW, has been fined $15K for failing to produce a report on how it manages effluent and how it protects the local […]
NSW EPA has released a summary of Penalty Infringement Notices (PIN) for October 2021. PINs include – licence breaches failing to comply with a Clean-up Notice […]
A Victorian company has been issued with a $13,320 infringement notice for breaching licencing requirements by importing equipment that contained a synthetic greenhouse gas without a […]
A $30,000 fine has been issued to a Wheatbelt person for illegally clearing 210 hectares of native vegetation on his farming property at Holleton, WA. This […]
NSW EPA has released the Reporting pollution incidents: information for environment protection licence holders publication that outlines: What you need to do when an incident occurs […]
EPA Victoria has suspended a company’s licence to operate the Sunshine landfill in Kealba. The suspension relates to breaches caused by ongoing hotspots and odour impacting […]
NSW EPA has released a statement encouraging industry licensed by the EPA to prepare their operations to reduce potential odour issues. NSW EPA have started COVID-safe […]
EPA Victoria has fined an operator of a West Wodonga business $1,983 for storing waste oils and aviation fuel without a licence. During a routine inspection, […]
NSW EPA has issued Official Cautions to six open cut coal mines in NSW following an EPA investigation into waste haul truck tyres being buried. An […]
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