Dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed)

Legislation: Environment Protection Act 1970 (Vic) s 27A(2)(a)

Maximum penalty: 5,000 penalty units (increases if offence continues after conviction)

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 42 charges of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a community correction order (52.4% or 22 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 14 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed). Among the 14 cases, 11 people were male and 1 person was female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (78.6% or 11 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed)
**Number: 42 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed)
**Number: 22 charges**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) by financial year
**Number: 42 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) by financial year
**Number: 42 charges**

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed)
**Number: 14 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed)
**Number: 11 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed)
**Number: 1 case**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed)
**Number: 10 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed)
**Number: 2 cases**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed)
**Number: 1 case**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) by financial year
**Number: 14 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of dump, deposit, discard or abandon industrial waste at an unlicensed site (repealed) for all people by financial year
**Number: 14 cases**