The NSW Environment Protection Authority is facing claims of mismanagement from its own investigators after it uncovered an alleged illegal waste dump containing asbestos.
Secret cameras, drones and covert surveillance by EPA officers had discovered what appeared to be a massive, illegal contaminated waste dump containing asbestos in northern Sydney on land part-owned by an alleged associate of the Rebels motorcycle gang.
The site is part-owned by Andrew Hughes, an alleged associate of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang who owns a waste transport and construction company, Ant Civil Pty Ltd. Hughes declined to respond to questions about the site. He is contesting a case against him brought by the EPA in the Land and Environment Court.
The senior investigator who raised concerns about the site’s investigation last year warned the EPA’s leadership that the case was stagnating. “The EPA has commenced prosecutions in the Land and Environment Court against the owner and his company for a total of six offences, with maximum penalties for the offences charged ranging from $250,000 to $2 million,” a spokesperson said.
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