The first criminal prosecution commenced on behalf of the Clean Energy Regulator in relation to the provision of false information to create Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) under the Government’s Renewable Energy Target (RET) has resulted in convictions. A Sydney solar panel installer was convicted of 24 counts under section 137.2(1) of the Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995(producing false and misleading information) and one count under section 192G of the Crimes Act NSW (publishing false/misleading statements with the intention of …
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