Water Management Act 2000

The court may do any one or more of the following—

it may order the offender to take specified action to publicise the offence (including the circumstances of the offence) and its environmental and other consequences and any other orders made against the offender,

it may order the offender to carry out, or contribute a specified amount to the cost of carrying out, the following projects or activities—

a specified project for the restoration or enhancement of the environment in a public place,

a specified project, social activity or community activity the offender has agreed to carry out for the benefit of a community affected by the offence or the general public,

it may order the offender to attend, or cause an employee or employees or a contractor or contractors of the offender to attend, a training or other course specified by the court.

If the court makes an order under subsection (1)(b), the court may—

for an order that the offender contribute a specified amount to the cost of carrying out a project or activity—order the amount be paid to—

the Environmental Trust established under the Environmental Trust Act 1998, or

another specified organisation, or

for an order that the offender carry out a specified project or activity— order the offender to give the Regulator a financial assurance in the way and amount the court considers appropriate, but only if the Regulator is a party to the proceedings.

The Local Court is not authorised to make an order referred to in subsection (1) (b) or (c).

The court may, in an order under this section, fix a period for compliance and impose any other requirements the court considers necessary or expedient for enforcement of the order.

If the offender fails to comply with an order under subsection (1) (a), the prosecutor or a person authorised by the prosecutor may take action to carry out the order.

The reasonable cost of taking action referred to in subsection (4) is recoverable by the prosecutor or person taking the action, in a court of competent jurisdiction, as a debt from the offender.