Water Act 2007

In proceedings for a pecuniary penalty order against a person for a contravention of a civil penalty provision, it is not necessary to prove:

the person’s intention; or

the person’s knowledge; or

the person’s recklessness; or

the person’s negligence; or

any other state of mind of the person.

Subsection (1) does not apply to the extent that the proceedings relate to a contravention of subsection 154A(1) (ancillary contravention of civil penalty provisions).

Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of section 154D (mistake of fact).

Subsection (1) does not apply to the extent that the civil penalty provision, or a provision that relates to the civil penalty provision, expressly provides otherwise.