Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

WATER RESOURCES ACT 2007 - SECT 77I

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct that contravenes a direction given to the person under—

        (a)     section 72 (Direction to modify or remove water structure); or

        (b)     section 73 (Direction to rectify effect of unauthorised activity etc).

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct that contravenes a direction given to the person under section 74 (Direction to prevent or rectify damage to bed or bank of waterway).

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct that contravenes a direction given to the person under—

        (a)     section 75 (Directions in relation to unlicensed taking of surface water); or

        (b)     section 76 (Directions in relation to bores).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (4)     An offence against subsection (3) (b) is a strict liability offence.