A LOCAL quarry has been slapped with a $1000 fine for failing to provide the state’s peak environmental regulator with information about its extraction records.
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) issued the penalty notice to Gunnedah Quarry Products late last month after it missed a deadline for compliance.
A complaint was made to the regulator in March alleging the MacKellar Excavation-owned quarry was exceeding its extraction limit of 100,000 tonnes a year.
The regulator issued a notice to the company requesting the provision of information and records relating to the amount of material produced on the site by April 30.
“Gunnedah Quarry Products informed the EPA that it could not provide the information requested by the due date, but would provide the information in its annual return due by July 1,” EPA north branch acting director Brett Nudd said.
“The EPA has advised Gunnedah Quarry Products that not providing the information as required by the notice is not acceptable and issued the penalty notice of $1000 to the company on June 25.
“Companies are required to comply with the conditions of their environment protection licence and maintain accurate records of their operations at all times.
“The information specifically requested in the notice is still required and must be provided by July 11.”
However, MacKellar Excavation director Brendon MacKellar said the company’s solicitor wrote to the EPA once it was alerted to the order saying it could submit its entire annual return a week after the April 30 deadline.
