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Convicted wildlife trafficker deported after serving term of imprisonment

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08 April 2022
A Malaysian national was deported today 8 April 2022 after serving a jail sentence for attempting to export native reptiles out of Australia.

Companies to pay $250,000 after clearing protected black cockatoo habitat

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28 January 2022
Three Western Australian companies will pay $250,000 as part of an enforceable undertaking after contravening Australia’s national environment law,…

Charges follow investigation into illegal trade of Australian native lizards

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07 January 2022
A joint Commonwealth and state investigation into the illegal trade of native Australian lizards has culminated in the arrest and charging of a 26-…

Company to pay $1.5 million after clearing native vegetation

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21 December 2021
A Queensland company will pay more than $1.5 million as part of an enforceable undertaking following a contravention of the Environment Protection…

Jam Land remediation determination affirmed

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10 December 2021
The remediation determination issued to Jam Land Pty Ltd (Jam Land) on 28 April 2020 was affirmed today by the Delegate to the Minister for the…

Victorian company penalised for breaching ozone protection laws

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13 October 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment has issued an infringement notice to a company for breaching the Ozone Protection and Synthetic…

Fines issued in fire protection industry for breaches of ozone protection laws

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13 September 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has issued three infringement notices for non-compliance within the fire protection industry…

$200,000 seizure a chilly reminder for importers

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30 August 2021
A joint operation by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) and Australian Border Force (ABF) has led to the seizure of over…

Sentence for reptile smuggler

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30 July 2021
A 37-year-old Victorian man has been handed a jail sentence for the attempted illegal export of Australian native reptiles.

Hefty jail sentence for illegal export of reptiles

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24 May 2021
A 35-year-old Sydney man has been handed a lengthy jail sentence for the attempted illegal export of Australian native reptiles.

Man sentenced for illegally possessing wildlife

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19 April 2021
A house at Greystanes in Sydney’s west was assessed to be an extreme biosecurity risk and had to be chemically treated after numerous species of…

Wildlife smuggling operation ringleader jailed

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17 March 2021
An investigation into an illegal wildlife trafficking operation has culminated in the sentencing of its ringleader to 3 years and 6 months…

Jail sentence for reptile smuggler

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14 December 2020
A two-year joint investigation into illegal wildlife trade by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, the NSW Police Force and the…

NSW windfarm fined for breaching environmental conditions

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18 September 2020
Fines totalling $26,640 have been issued to a NSW windfarm for failing to meet environmental approval conditions.

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