A person must not—
(a) unlawfully deposit a prescribed water contaminant—(i) in waters; or(ii) in a roadside gutter or stormwater drainage; or(iii) at another place, and in a way, so that the contaminant could reasonably be expected to wash, blow, fall or otherwise move into waters, a roadside gutter or stormwater drainage; orExample of a place for subparagraph (iii)—a building site where soil may be washed into an adjacent roadside gutter
(b) unlawfully release stormwater run-off into waters, a roadside gutter or stormwater drainage that results in the build-up of earth in waters, a roadside gutter or stormwater drainage.
Penalty—Maximum penalty—(a) if the deposit or release is done wilfully—1,665 penalty units; or(b) otherwise—600 penalty units.
Note—See section 493A (When environmental harm or related acts are unlawful).