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Water Services Act 2021

Standards, enforcement, and other matters - Offences - Offence involving failure to keep and maintain records

184: Offence involving failure to keep and maintain records

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"Breaking the law by not keeping water supply records"

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You commit an offence if you are a drinking water supplier and you fail to keep and maintain records as required by section 37 or the compliance rules. If you commit this offence, you can be fined when convicted. The fine can be up to $50,000 for an individual or up to $200,000 for a company.

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Offences: Offence involving failure to keep and maintain records

184Offence involving failure to keep and maintain records

  1. A drinking water supplier commits an offence against this section if the supplier fails to keep and maintain records in accordance with section 37 or the requirements of compliance rules.

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

  3. for an individual, to a fine not exceeding $50,000:
    1. for a body corporate or an unincorporated body, to a fine not exceeding $200,000.