- Date of offence
- 05 January 2023
- Type of offence
Charge:
1. Breach a condition of a licence at Patho on 05 January 2023, contrary to s.63(1).
- Background of offence
- The accused was the holder of an EPA licence to operate the Patho Landfill. Between 5 January 2023 and 13 January 2023, the accused breached their licence conditions on three separate days by failing to ensure that all waste in the cells was covered, failing to implement sufficient litter controls and failing to limit the size of the tipping face. The accused had previously been provided with compliance advice in relation to the above matters between 28 September 2022 and 25 November 2022. The accused does not have any priors
- Date of court hearing
- 2 August 2024
- Date of court order
- 2 July 2024
- Court magistrate
- M J Aumair
- Court location
- Echuca
- Proceeding number
- Q10531641
Court orders made
Without conviction, fined $30,000.00 with $4,448.00 costs.
Adverse Publicity Order made pursuant to s.330(1) of the EP Act requiring Veolia to publicise its offending and penalties in the News Section of the Victorian Waste Management Association website within 60 days of the Order.
Reviewed 9 August 2024
