Victorian Current Acts

WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 289B

    (1)     A person must not knowingly interfere with the flow of water in any waterway, aquifer or works under the control and management of an Authority, without the consent of the Authority or another authorisation under this or any other Act, being an interference that results in—

        (a)     land, works or water being seriously damaged; or

        (b)     another person suffering substantial economic loss.

Penalty:     For an individual, 10 years imprisonment or 1200 penalty units or both;

For a body corporate, 6000 penalty units.

Note to s. 289B(1) inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 100(1).

Note

Section 297A applies to an offence against this subsection.

    (2)     A person must not recklessly interfere with the flow of water in any waterway, aquifer or works under the control and management of an Authority, without the consent of the Authority or another authorisation under this or any other Act, being an interference that results in—

        (a)     land, works or water being seriously damaged; or

        (b)     another person suffering substantial economic loss.

Penalty:     For an individual, 5 years imprisonment or 600 penalty units or both;

For a body corporate, 3000 penalty units.

Note to s. 289B(2) inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 100(2).

Note

Section 297A applies to an offence against this subsection.

    (3)     A person must not interfere with the flow of water in any waterway, aquifer or works under the control and management of an Authority, without the consent of the Authority or another authorisation under this or any other Act.

Penalty:     For an individual, 240 penalty units;

For a body corporate, 1200 penalty units.

Note to s. 289B(3) inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 100(3).

Note

Section 297A applies to an offence against this subsection.

S. 289C inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 92.