Key Points:
There's more information now about how Queensland's new enforceable undertakings regime as an alternative to prosecution for environmental offences will work.
On 30 September, a key change to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) (EP Act) came into effect - the introduction of enforceable undertakings as an alternative to prosecution for environmental offences.
What are enforceable undertakings?
Enforceable undertakings are binding agreements between the administering authority and an alleged offender. They are entered into by the person as a way to support environmental outcomes in response to alleged contraventions of the EP Act that would generally be considered appropriate for prosecution. Depending on the matter, the administering authority may be a local government or the Chief Executive of the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP).
