Queensland Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 17

(1) Serious environmental harm is environmental harm (other than environmental nuisance)—

(a) that is irreversible, of a high impact or widespread; or

(b) caused to an area of high conservation value or special significance; or

(c) that causes actual or potential loss or damage to property of an amount of, or amounts totalling, more than the threshold amount; or

(d) that results in costs of more than the threshold amount being incurred in taking appropriate action to—

(i) prevent or minimise the harm; and

(ii) rehabilitate or restore the environment to its condition before the harm.

(2) In this section—

threshold amount means $50000 or, if a greater amount is prescribed by regulation, the greater amount.