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Water Act 1989
171FNotice of contravention for water supply protection
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171F Notice of contravention for water supply protection
(1) Subject to subsection (2), Melbourne Water Corporation may, by notice in writing to any person, require—
(a) that an activity carried out on any land owned or occupied by that person be discontinued; or
(b) the removal of any substance or thing—
if the carrying out of the activity, or the presence of the substance or thing, is, in the opinion of Melbourne Water Corporation, likely to affect the purity of Melbourne Water Corporation's water supply system.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) may not require the discontinuance of any activity or the removal of any substance or thing if the carrying out of the activity or the presence of the substance or thing is specifically authorised by or under this or any other Act.
S. 171F(3) amended by No. 48/2021 s. 93.
(3) This Act applies to a notice under subsection (1) as if it were a notice of contravention under section 151(1).
S. 171G inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 71.