Taking water in excess of volume or rate allowed under water entitlement
808A Taking water in excess of volume or rate allowed under water entitlement
The holder of a water entitlement must not, in a period, take a volume of water more than the volume of water allowed to be taken under the water entitlement in the period.Examples of a period for a water entitlement—
• a water year for a water licence
• a period set for a water entitlement by a water sharing rule in a water management protocol
• a period announced for a water entitlement by the chief executive under a water management protocol
Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.
The holder of a water entitlement must not take water at a rate more than the rate at which water is allowed to be taken under the entitlement.Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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