Linc CEO charged with environmental breaches, If convicted, Mr Bond could face a fine of more than $310,000 per offence, or even jail time by The Australian, September 15, 2016
Queensland’s environmental regulator has filed a complaint and summons against the founder of Linc Energy, Peter Bond.
The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection filed papers in the Dalby Magistrates Court against the former Linc CEO.
Environment Minister Steven Miles said Mr Bond had been charged with three indictable offences of failing to ensure Linc Energy Ltd complied with the Environmental Protection Act 1994, contrary to section 493 of the Act.
The prosecution relates to the operation of the company’s underground coal gasification trial at Chinchilla.
If convicted, Mr Bond could face a fine of more than $310,000 per offence — or even jail time — with executive officers able to be charged under the Environment Protection Act.
The department is also pursuing the company which is facing five charges of wilfully and unlawfully causing serious environmental harm over contamination allegations at the UCG plant.
Linc Energy went into liquidation earlier this year.
Mr Miles said an investigation into Linc Energy’s activities were also continuing.
“This also involves examining other potential executive officer offending,” Mr Miles said.
“Further charges cannot be ruled out at this stage.”
According to the summons filed by EHP, Mr Bond is due to appear in the Dalby Magistrates Court on November 29 for a first mention. [Enphasis added]
[Refer also to:
2016 08 30: Victoria state gov’t to permanently ban unconventional gas development; Fracking and CBM/CSG to be banned: “The health and environmental risks…outweigh any potential benefit.” Citizens hail decision after inquiry into onshore unconventional gas received 1,600 submissions
2016 04 09: “Mr Bender’s death was ‘a snap decision’ after Origin Energy tried to force him to sell.” Family of George Bender Submission to Senate Inquiry into Regulation of CSG (CBM) Industry: 1,000 pigs dead due to gas industry pollution
2015 10 15: “A terrible terrible day.” George Bender, CSG (CBM) impacted farmer, Darling Downs, Queensland, killed himself. “Not only does this community have to live with this scourge of CSG coal seam gas mining on a daily and nightly basis, now they have to deal with one of their most-respected and most-loved community members taking his life.”
2015 08 10: Linc Energy’s Massive Frac’d Land Time Bomb (like Encana’s at Rosebud?), “Executives could face the prospect of jail. Damage has been going on for years.” Secret report reveals more than 300 sq km of severe contamination to groundwater, prime agricultural land and air near Chinchilla, SE Queensland
2015 03 03: Queensland regulator: gases near Chinchilla might be from Linc Energy coal gasification plant, Preliminary tests on private properties showed carbon monoxide, hydrogen, hydrogen sulphide yet Queensland Health says “no health risks to landowners” (Reality check: the gases might kill you or ignite)
2014 04 11: Underground Coal Gasification Company Linc Energy Limited charged by regulator for causing serious environmental harm ]
