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Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 1949
37Works of Authority not to be injuriously affected
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##### 37 Works of Authority not to be injuriously affected
(1) Except as prescribed, a person shall not, in the Snowy Mountains Area, carry out any work, or make any use of the water in a lake, river or stream, whereby any works, or proposed works, of the Authority, or the use, or proposed use, of water in the works of the Authority, is or may be injuriously affected or interfered with.
(2) Without prejudice to any civil remedy available to the Authority, a person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence against this section.
(3) An offence against this section may be prosecuted either summarily or upon indictment.
(4) The punishment for an offence against this section is:
(a) where the offence is prosecuted summarily—a fine not exceeding $200; or
(b) where the offence is prosecuted upon indictment—a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year.
(5) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent or affect the operation of a provision in a law of a State prohibiting any acts which are also prohibited by this section.