Victorian Current Acts

WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 143

    (1)     A person who receives a supply of water must not—

        (a)     after receiving a warning notice from an Authority, deliberately cause or negligently allow the water to be wasted, misused or excessively consumed; or

        (b)     if the water is supplied by agreement for a specific purpose, use the water for a different purpose; or

        (c)     if the water is supplied for domestic and stock purposes, use the water for a different purpose.

Penalty:     For a first offence, 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.

For a subsequent offence, 40 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

For a continuing offence, an additional penalty of 5 penalty units for each day on which the offence continues—

S. 143(1)(d) amended by Nos. 121/1994 s. 189(1)(b), 17/2012 s. 24(1).

        (d)     after service of a notice of contravention on the person under section 151 of this Act; or

        (e)     if no notice of contravention is served, after conviction of the person for the offence.

S. 143(2) inserted by No. 121/1994 s. 189(1)(c), repealed by No. 17/2012 s. 24(2).

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