Civil penalty levels
370F Civil penalty levels
The following table sets out the maximum civil penalties under this Act—
Penalty for individuals
Penalty for corporations
Tier
Penalty
Additional penalty for each day contravention continues
Penalty
Additional penalty for each day contravention continues
Tier A
the greater of 45,450 penalty units or 5 times the value of the water taken
2,200 penalty units
the greater of 90,900 penalty units or 5 times the value of the water taken
4,500 penalty units
Tier B
45,450 penalty units
2,200 penalty units
90,900 penalty units
4,500 penalty units
Tier C
23,000 penalty units
1,100 penalty units
46,000 penalty units
2,200 penalty units
In this section—
value of the water taken means the value of the water taken determined using a prescribed methodology.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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