Urban Drainage Act 2013
18Discharge of matter into public stormwater system
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18 Discharge of matter into public stormwater system
(1) A person must not discharge, or cause or permit to be discharged, anything other than stormwater into a public stormwater system.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(2) Without the permission of the relevant general manager, a person must not discharge, or cause or permit to be discharged, stormwater into any system other than the public stormwater system.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the permission of a general manager may be general or specific and conditional or unconditional.