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Water Services Act 2021

Standards, enforcement, and other matters - Criminal proceedings - Liability of certain persons

167: Liability of body corporate, unincorporated body, principal, or individual

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"When someone working for you breaks the law, you can be held responsible too."

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You can be held responsible if someone working for you breaks the Water Services Act 2021. This happens when a company, a group of people, or a person in charge is accused of doing something wrong because of something an employee or agent did. The law treats what the employee or agent did as if you did it too, so you are responsible.

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Part 3Standards, enforcement, and other matters
Criminal proceedings: Liability of certain persons

167Liability of body corporate, unincorporated body, principal, or individual

  1. This section applies when—

  2. a body corporate or an unincorporated body is charged with an offence against this Act for an action or omission of an officer, employee, or agent:
    1. a principal is charged with an offence against this Act for an action or omission of an agent:
      1. an individual is charged with an offence against this Act for an action or omission of an employee or agent.

        1. The action or omission is treated as also the action or omission of the body corporate, unincorporated body, principal, or individual.

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