- Date of offence
- Between 25 Jun 2010 and 12 Oct 2010
- Type of offence
- Dump industrial waste at an unlicensed site at Preston on 25.06.10, contrary to s.27A(2).
- Fail to comply with clean up notice, at Preston on 12.10.10, contrary to s.62A(3).
- Background of offence
- An EPA investigation revealed that Vic Wide Bin Hire and Demolitions Pty Ltd dumped a truck load of industrial demolition waste on privately owned land in June 2010. EPA obtained evidence that a truck owned by the company, and driven by its employee, was witnessed illegally dumping at a vacant property in the northern Melbourne suburb of Preston by employees of the property’s owners, who contacted the police. The witnesses also photographed the vehicle as it dumped waste consisting of cement sheeting, bricks and wood as well as other construction and demolition 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
- 21 May 2012
- Date of court order
- 21 May 2012
- Court magistrate
- Mr T Parsons
- Court location
- Heidelberg
- 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 Strike Force Program.
Court orders made
Without conviction, fined an aggregate of $20,000.
No order as to costs.
Reviewed 13 March 2020
