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Water Services Act 2021

Standards, enforcement, and other matters - Offences - Offences relating to duty to register drinking water supply

178: Offence involving supply of drinking water from unregistered supply

You could also call this:

"Breaking the law by supplying drinking water from an unregistered source"

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You commit an offence if you have a duty to register a drinking water supply under section 23(2) but do not. You also commit an offence if you supply drinking water from an unregistered supply. You can be fined if you commit this offence. You can be fined up to $50,000 if you are an individual. You can be fined up to $200,000 if you are a body corporate or an unincorporated body. These fines apply if you are convicted of the offence.

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Part 3Standards, enforcement, and other matters
Offences: Offences relating to duty to register drinking water supply

178Offence involving supply of drinking water from unregistered supply

  1. A person commits an offence against this section if the person—

  2. has a duty under section 23(2) to register a drinking water supply; and
    1. supplies drinking water from a drinking water supply that is not registered under that section.

      1. A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—

      2. for an individual, to a fine not exceeding $50,000; and
        1. for a body corporate or an unincorporated body, to a fine not exceeding $200,000.