Pending repeal of five Schedule 1 penalty items added to environmental monetary penalties rules

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A future amendment (not yet in force) has been recorded in the Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations that will repeal items 39 to 43 of Division 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1. These items currently list specific violations subject to administrative monetary penalties under the federal environmental penalties framework. Once the pending amendment takes effect, those five penalty items will be removed from the schedule, meaning the conduct they cover would no longer attract penalties under this regime. Organizations currently subject to those provisions should monitor when the amendment comes into force and review how removing these items affects their compliance programs.

Who this affects
businesses regulated under federal environmental laws · compliance and environmental managers · legal and regulatory counsel tracking penalty exposure