NSW property developer charged just $563 after allegedly dumping tonnes of asbestos-contaminated waste
by Anne Davies from Environment | The Guardian on (#58EYG)
Environment Protection Authority says Maas Group Properties is alleged to have transported building waste from Sydney to the Southlakes housing estate in Dubbo
A major property developer was penalised just $563 as an administration fee" after being accused of dumping tonnes of asbestos-contaminated building waste at a site it was developing in Dubbo.
The incident, which is alleged to have involved tonnes of building waste from Sydney being dumped at the newly developed Southlakes housing estate by the housing estate's developer, Maas Group Properties, illustrates the difficulties of enforcement of the environmental laws.
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