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WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 76A

Offences as to disposal of matter underground[18]

    (1)     A person must not knowingly dispose of any matter underground by means of a bore without being authorised to do so by or under this or any other Act, being an activity 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. 76A(1) inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 81(1).

Note

Section 297 applies to an offence against this subsection.

    (2)     A person must not recklessly dispose of any matter underground by means of a bore without being authorised to do so by or under this or any other Act, being an activity 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. 76A(2) inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 81(2).

Note

Section 297 applies to an offence against this subsection.

    (3)     A person must not dispose of any matter underground by means of a bore without being authorised to do so by or under this or any other Act.

Penalty:     For an individual, 240 penalty units;

For a body corporate, 1200 penalty units.

Note to s. 76A(3) inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 81(3).

Note

Section 297 applies to an offence against this subsection.



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