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Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024

Water services delivery plans and foundational information disclosure requirements - Foundational information disclosure requirements - Miscellaneous provisions

56: Proceedings for pecuniary penalties

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"Paying a fine if you break the rules: going to court for a pecuniary penalty"

If you break a rule under this part of the law, you might have to pay a fine, which is called a pecuniary penalty. When this happens, you will go to court and it will be like any other civil case. The court will follow the usual rules and you will have to prove your case in the normal way, with the standard of proof that applies to civil proceedings.

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56Proceedings for pecuniary penalties

  1. Any proceedings for a pecuniary penalty under this subpart are civil proceedings.

  2. The usual rules of court and rules of evidence and procedure for civil proceedings apply (including the standard of proof).