Contravention of plan
170F Contravention of plan
S. 170F(1) amended by No. 29/2007 s. 16.
A person who receives a supply of water from an Authority must not contravene a restriction or prohibition on the use of that water contained in a permanent water saving plan of the Authority.
- For a first offence, 10 penalty units;
For a subsequent offence, 20 penalty units.
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) that is of a continuing nature is liable, in addition to the penalty set out at the foot of that subsection, to a further penalty of not more than 2 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues (up to a maximum of 20 additional penalty units)—
after service of a notice of contravention on the person under section 151; or
if no notice of contravention is served, after conviction.
Note
Section 296(1) sets out who may prosecute an offence under subsection (1).
S. 170G inserted by No. 90/2003 s. 6.
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