sec.260Misusing water

sec.260 Misusing water

A person must not, in a protected area— take water from a lake, watercourse or other water storage, other than— for personal use within the area; or to water an animal the person lawfully brought into the area; or dam or divert a watercourse; or tamper with or damage a water supply or water storage facility; or dam, water pipeline, water pump, water tank allow water from a tap to run to waste. Maximum penalty— if a circumstance mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) applies—120 penalty units; or if a circumstance mentioned in paragraph (d) applies—50 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to— a person doing an act mentioned in subsection (1) if doing the act is authorised under— the Act ; or the management program for a special wildlife reserve; and a person conducting a lawful activity not directed towards doing an act in contravention of the subsection if the contravention could not have been reasonably avoided. This section does not apply in relation to a nature refuge. (sec.260-ssec.1) A person must not, in a protected area— take water from a lake, watercourse or other water storage, other than— for personal use within the area; or to water an animal the person lawfully brought into the area; or dam or divert a watercourse; or tamper with or damage a water supply or water storage facility; or dam, water pipeline, water pump, water tank allow water from a tap to run to waste. Maximum penalty— if a circumstance mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) applies—120 penalty units; or if a circumstance mentioned in paragraph (d) applies—50 penalty units. (sec.260-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— a person doing an act mentioned in subsection (1) if doing the act is authorised under— the Act ; or the management program for a special wildlife reserve; and a person conducting a lawful activity not directed towards doing an act in contravention of the subsection if the contravention could not have been reasonably avoided. (sec.260-ssec.3) This section does not apply in relation to a nature refuge.

• (a) take water from a lake, watercourse or other water storage, other than— (i) for personal use within the area; or (ii) to water an animal the person lawfully brought into the area; or
• (i) for personal use within the area; or
• (ii) to water an animal the person lawfully brought into the area; or
• (b) dam or divert a watercourse; or
• (c) tamper with or damage a water supply or water storage facility; or Examples of water supply or water storage facilities— dam, water pipeline, water pump, water tank
• (d) allow water from a tap to run to waste.
• (i) for personal use within the area; or
• (ii) to water an animal the person lawfully brought into the area; or
• (a) if a circumstance mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) applies—120 penalty units; or