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2020
Queensland Alumina fined over environmental breach
Fine or penalty
Queensland Alumina Limited pleaded guilty to environmental charges arising from a 2018 chemical release and was fined $500,000 in Gladstone Magistrates Court. The court also ordered it to pay legal costs.
Company response
Apology — Queensland Alumina Limited
Queensland Alumina Limited deeply regrets the caustic release in September 2018 and we apologise for the impact caused
Source excerpt
Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) has pleaded guilty to environmental charges over a 2018 incident where chemicals were mistakenly released into the atmosphere, and fined $500,000 in Gladstone Magistrates Court — one of the largest environmental fines in Queensland.
It said the plume caused "serious environmental harm".