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Water Services Act 2021

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

168: Liability of officers, employees, and agents of drinking water supplier

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"When drinking water suppliers break the law, who is responsible?"

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You are part of a drinking water supplier company. If your company breaks the law, you might wonder if you are in trouble. You do not commit an offence against this Act, unless you break the rules in section 186, 190, 191, or 192. This means you are not liable, except in those specific cases, when you are an officer, employee, or agent of the drinking water supplier.

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Criminal proceedings: Liability of certain persons

168Liability of officers, employees, and agents of drinking water supplier

  1. This section applies when a drinking water supplier that is a body corporate or an unincorporated body commits an offence against this Act.

  2. An officer, employee, or agent of the drinking water supplier does not commit an offence against this Act, except where the officer, employee, or agent commits an offence against section 186, 190, 191, or 192.