IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE
MELBOURNE TRANSPORT & WAREHOUSING PTY LTD GUILTY OF BREACH OF GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL DUTY UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2017
On 25 November 2024, MELBOURNE TRANSPORT & WAREHOUSING PTY LTD entered a guilty plea at the Werribee Magistrates’ Court to a charge laid by the Environment Protection Authority Victoria in relation to a contravention of the General Environmental Duty under section 25(2) of the Environment Protection Act 2017.
On 15 April 2025 at the Melbourne County Court on appeal, MELBOURNE TRANSPORT & WAREHOUSING PTY LTD was sentenced with conviction, fined $120,000.00 and was ordered to pay the Environment Protection Authority’s costs of $80,000.00.
On 6 March 2022 the company contravened the general environmental duty by:
- Failing to ensure that in each area where dangerous goods were stored and handled, there was provision made for spill containment to eliminate the risk from any spill or leak of solid or dangerous goods, or to reduce the risk of spill as far as reasonably practicable.
Chemical Teric-N9 was spilt and released into
the stormwater system and subsequently the Cherry Creek and Cherry Lake causing the
death of many fish.
This Adverse Publicity Notice was published and paid for by MELBOURNE TRANSPORT & WAREHOUSING PTY LTD pursuant to an order
of the County Court of Victoria.
Melbourne 3004
