South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts79—Causing serious environmental harm
(1) A person who
causes serious environmental harm by polluting the environment intentionally
or recklessly and with the knowledge that environmental harm will or might
result is guilty of an offence.
Penalty:
If the offender is a body corporate—$2 000 000.
If the offender is a natural person—$500 000 or Division 4
imprisonment or both.
(2) A person who by
polluting the environment causes serious environmental harm is guilty of an
offence.
Penalty:
If the offender is a body corporate—$500 000.
If the offender is a natural person—$250 000.
(3) If in proceedings
for an offence against subsection (1) the court is not satisfied that the
defendant is guilty of the offence charged but is satisfied that the defendant
is guilty of an offence against subsection (2), the court may find the
defendant guilty of the latter offence.