- Date of offence
- Between 03 Oct 2008 and 04 Jun 2009
- Type of offence
- Contravene conditions of licence, at Pipers Creek on 04.06.09, contrary to s.62A(3).
- Permit to be dumped industrial waste at an unlicensed site, at Pipers Creek on 03.10.08, contrary to s.27A(2)(a).
- Background of offence
- An EPA investigation into Midland Environmental Services Pty Ltd revealed industrial waste was deposited on a property near Kyneton. EPA inspected the Pipers Creek property after receiving a community report and found a range of waste deposited, some of which had been covered with soil to create mounds. Waste included building and demolition waste, tyres, scrap metal, cardboard, putrescible waste and drums of liquids including waste tar and oils. The site was not licensed to accept those categories of waste.
- Remedial action taken by EPA
- Clean Up Notice
Clean Up Notice issued pursuant to section 62A of the EP Act. - Date of court hearing
- 3 August 2010
- Date of court order
- 3 August 2010
- Court magistrate
- Mr D. Cottrill
- Court location
- Bendigo
- Reasons for prosecution
- In accordance with the Compliance and Enforcement Policy, dumping of industrial waste is priority area of enforcement. This prosecution was also aligned to the Illegal Dumping Strikeforce.
Court orders made
Without conviction fined a total of $10,500.
Costs: $6,473.28
Reviewed 16 March 2020
