If you do not pay a water services charge, it becomes a debt that you owe to the water organisation. This debt includes any penalty that is added to the unpaid charge. You can be taken to court by the water organisation to recover this debt, and the court has the power to make you pay it.
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99: Charging order in favour of owner paying water services charges, or
"Getting back extra water bill money you paid for Māori land you own with others"
101: Water organisation may waive charges and penalties, or
"Water organisations can cancel some or all of your water bill charges and penalties if they want to."
Any water services charge that has become payable to a water organisation, and any penalty that is added to an unpaid water services charge under this subpart, is—
