- Date of offence
- Between 19 May 2020 and 22 May 2020
- Type of offence
Charges:
1. Did disobey conditions of licence at Ravenhall on 19.05.2020, contrary to s.27(2).
2. Did disobey conditions of licence at Ravenhall on 22.05.2020, contrary to s.27(2).
- Background of offence
Landfill Operations Pty Ltd hold EPA licence 12160. The circumstances involved five contraventions of licence conditions rolled-up into two charges. In summary, the five contraventions are as follows:
Failing to cover bales of waste at the end of the day on 19 May 2020 and failing to immediately notify the EPA of this breach.
Failing to limit the size of the tipping face in cell 4B-3 to the permitted 3000m2 on 22 May 2020.
Failing to cover waste (Category C soil) at the end of the day on 20 August 2020 (category C soil was previously approved to be used as cover but that approval expired on 19 August 2020).
Failing to limit the size of the tipping face in cell 4B-2 to the permitted 1800m2 on 31 August 2020.
- Date of court hearing
- 19 July 2022
- Date of court order
- 20 July 2022
- Court magistrate
- U M Masood
- Court location
- Broadmeadows
- Proceeding number
- M12201666
Court orders made
Without conviction, fined $20,000.00 as part of an aggregate order.
Landfill Operations Pty Ltd (Accused) ordered to pay costs in the amount of $7,344.00
Landfill Operations are to comply with the section 67AC Publication Orders dated 19 July 2022 placed on the court file this day.
Stay to 16/08/2022.
Reviewed 3 October 2023
