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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Miscellaneous provisions

256: Interpretation

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When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. A compliance officer is someone appointed under section 278. An infringement fee is the fee for breaking a rule that is specified in a bylaw made under this Act.

You might see the term infringement offence, which refers to breaking a rule that is identified in a bylaw made under this Act, or breaking certain rules listed in sections like section 307, 313, or 314. A specified serious risk means a big risk of someone getting ill or hurt, or a risk to public health, the environment, water services, or special cultural sites.

When you see these words, they have these specific meanings in this part of the law.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions

256Interpretation

  1. In this Part,—

    compliance officer means a compliance officer appointed under section 278

      infringement fee, in relation to an infringement offence, means the infringement fee for the offence specified in a bylaw made under this Act

        infringement offence means an offence that—

        1. is identified in a bylaw made under this Act as being an infringement offence; and
          1. is an offence against section 307, 313, 314, 317, 318, 320, 322, 408, 409, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, or 333

            specified serious risk means a serious risk of, or to, any of the following relating to the delivery of water services:

            1. illness, injury, or death:
              1. public health:
                1. the natural or built environment:
                  1. water services infrastructure:
                    1. sites of cultural significance.