Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A water service provider must give notice of a service provider water restriction imposed by the service provider to anyone affected by it in the way the service provider considers appropriate having regard to the circumstances in which the restriction is imposed.
(2) The service provider water restriction does not have effect until the beginning of the day after the notice is given.
(3) A person must not contravene a service provider water restriction.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a non-residential customer—1665 penalty units; or
(b) for any other person—200 penalty units.
(4) Subsections (5) and (6) apply if a water service provider, directed under a water supply emergency declaration, a water supply emergency regulation or an approved water supply emergency response to impose service provider water restrictions, does not comply with the direction.
(5) The Minister may give notice of the service provider water restrictions, required under the declaration, regulation or response to be imposed, to anyone affected by the restrictions in the way the Minister considers appropriate.
(6) Notice given by the Minister under subsection (5)—
(a) imposes the service provider water restrictions stated in the notice; and
(b) is taken to be notice given by the service provider under subsection (1).
(7) Evidence of compliance with a relevant part of a service provider water restriction includes—
(a) an authorised person is satisfied the premises meets the requirements for the restriction; or
(b) the person produces a certificate from a licensed plumber certifying that the premises meets the requirements for the restriction; or
(c) the person produces a statutory declaration declaring the premises meets the requirements for the restriction.