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Local Government Act 1993
638Discharge of prohibited matter into sewer or drain
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638 Discharge of prohibited matter into sewer or drain
638 Discharge of prohibited matter into sewer or drain
A person who discharges any prohibited matter (being matter prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section) into—
(a) a public sewer, or
(b) a fitting connected to a public sewer, or
(c) a public drain, or
(d) a gutter of a council,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.