Date of offence
Between 16 Feb 2007 and 10 Apr 2014
Type of offence

The occupier of the scheduled premises did undertake the storage of waste without a licence at Pine Lodge (Cosgrove) from 16.02.2007 to 10.04.2014, contrary to s.20(1)(b) and s.27.

Date of court hearing
10 November 2016
Date of court order
10 November 2016
Court magistrate
Annabel Hawkins
Court location
Shepparton
Proceeding number
G10908632

Court orders made

Without conviction, fined $30,000, and ordered pursuant to s.67AC:

  1. To publicise the offence, its consequences and any penalties imposed or orders made by this Court by publishing a notice about these proceedings.

  2. The notice must contain the Accused’s and the Environment Protection Authority’s corporate logos and be:

(a)  in the wording specified in clause 9 below and must not be supplemented by additional text;

(b)  published within 30 days of the date of this Court Order in the Editorial section or the front part of the Early General New section of the following newspapers:

(i)        The Australian Financial Review;

(ii)       The Age;

(iii)      The Herald Sun;

(iv)     The Shepparton Advisor; and

(v)      The Shepparton News.

(c)  of a minimum size of 12cm by 3 columns; and

(d)  surrounded by a continuous black border.

3. The Accused must provide the Solicitor to the Environment Protection Authority with a copy of each published notice within seven days of its publication. 

4.  [The wording of the notice was specified].

5.  The Accused must provide the Solicitor to the Environment Protection Authority with proof of publication of the notice in accordance with clause 6 within 30 days of the publication of the Annual Report.

Costs: $142,169

Reviewed 12 March 2020