Water Industry Competition Act 2006

A person must not take, waste, divert, consume or use water conveyed by water industry infrastructure that forms part of a scheme except—

with the written permission of the registered operator of the scheme or, if the stormwater drain or sewer main is part of a regulated scheme, the registered retailer of the sewerage service, or

under a contract or arrangement with the registered operator of the scheme or, if the stormwater drain or sewer main is part of a regulated scheme, the registered retailer of the sewerage service.

for a corporation—2,500 penalty units, or

for an individual—500 penalty units.

In this section, a contract with a registered operator of a scheme includes a deemed customer contract.