Measurement of water usage
73 Measurement of water usage
Where an irrigated property includes more than one category of land, the owner or occupier of the property may install an appropriate meter or meters to measure the quantity of water used to irrigate each category of land.
The owner and occupier of land on which a meter has been installed under subsection (1) must maintain the meter in proper working order. Maximum penalty: $2 500.
The owner and occupier of an irrigated property must permit a person authorised by the Trust at any reasonable time to—
read a meter referred to in subsection (1) or any other meter that measures the quantity of water used on the property;
inspect or test a meter referred to in subsection (1).
A person must not—
remove a meter referred to in subsection (1); or
install a pipe or any other device that bypasses the meter;
or
alter, interfere with or damage the meter, without the written permission of the Trust. Maximum penalty: $2 500.
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