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Environment Protection Regulation 2005
44Pollution of waterways
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44 Pollution of waterways (1) A person commits an offence if the person pollutes a waterway. pollutes a waterway—a person pollutes a waterway if the person— (a) allows, causes, or fails to prevent the discharge, emission, depositing, disturbance or escape of a pollutant into or on a waterway; or (b) places a pollutant in a position where it is likely to pollute a waterway by entering a stormwater system or other entry into a waterway.
Protection of waterways Division 4.2