A MAJOR Australian energy company, GE Grid Australia, has been fined $450,000 after failing to report imports of equipment containing the potent greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) over eight reporting periods from 2018–2022. The Federal Court found repeated, serious breaches of environmental law under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989. Authorities said the case reinforces that companies must meet reporting obligations, as SF6 has extremely high global warming potential.