Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:clause:2a_17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2A cl 17
Character Range: 2123059–2123600

17  Environmental inspections—civil proceedings
 (1) This Schedule does not:
 (a) confer a right of action in any civil proceeding in respect of any contravention of a provision of an environmental management law; or
 (b) confer a defence to an action in any civil proceeding or otherwise affect a right of action in any civil proceeding.
 (2) However, subclause (1) does not apply in relation to the enforcement, for the purposes of Division 4 of Part 6.5 of this Act, of an environmental management law that is a civil penalty provision.