The obligation
A person whose activity results in a notifiable incident must tell the Authority as soon as practicable after they become, or reasonably should have become, aware of it.
A notifiable incident is a pollution incident that causes or threatens material harm to human health or the environment, or a prescribed notifiable incident, but not a prescribed excluded one. The duty to notify is a civil penalty provision; the penalty is set out in section 314. Notice must be made in the approved manner and form and include the time, date, location, nature and circumstances of the incident, its cause if known, and action taken or proposed.
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- What
- A person whose activity results in a notifiable incident must tell the Authority as soon as practicable after they become, or reasonably should have become, aware of it.
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Duty to notify the Authority of notifiable incidents is a WHS requirement set out in Environment Protection Act 2017 (VIC). The relevant provision is Environment Protection Act 2017 (Vic) > Part 3.4 — Pollution incidents § 32.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Duty to notify the Authority of notifiable incidents is a WHS obligation under Environment Protection Act 2017 (VIC). In short, A person whose activity results in a notifiable incident must tell the Authority as soon as practicable after they become, or reasonably should have become, aware of it.
What changed recently?
Duty to notify the Authority of notifiable incidents was last updated on 11 October 2026.
