Water Services Act 2021

Standards, enforcement, and other matters - Offences - Offences relating to duties associated with administration of Act

190: Offence involving threatening or assaulting employee or agent of Water Services Authority

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"Threatening or hurting water service workers is against the law"

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You can commit an offence if you intentionally threaten or assault an employee or agent of the Water Services Authority who is doing their job under this Act. If you do this, you can be fined up to $50,000 if you are an individual. If you are a drinking water supplier, you can be fined up to $75,000 as an individual, or up to $250,000 if you are a company.

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189: Offence involving hindering or obstructing Water Services Authority, or

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Part 3Standards, enforcement, and other matters
Offences: Offences relating to duties associated with administration of Act

190Offence involving threatening or assaulting employee or agent of Water Services Authority

A person commits an offence against this section if the person intentionally threatens or assaults an employee or agent of the Water Services Authority who is performing a function or duty, or exercising a power, under this Act.
A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—
for an individual, to a fine not exceeding $50,000:
for an individual who is a drinking water supplier, to a fine not exceeding $75,000:
for a body corporate or an unincorporated body that is a drinking water supplier, to a fine not exceeding $250,000.

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2014 No 32 s 236

Notes

Section 190 heading: amended, on 27 August 2025, by section 111(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
Section 190(1): amended, on 27 August 2025, by section 111(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).