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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—
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> > (a) a public sewer, or
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> > (b) a fitting connected to a public sewer, or
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> > (c) a public drain, or
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> > (d) a gutter of a council,
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> is guilty of an offence.
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> Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.