171HBy-laws

171H By-laws (1) Melbourne Water Corporation may, in accordance with section 160, make by-laws for or with respect to— (a) regulating, restricting or prohibiting the use of water, either generally or for any specific purpose; and (b) providing for the publication of notices announcing any restrictions or prohibitions; and (c) prescribing ways of measuring water supply by meter or other measuring device, including ways of calculating water use by reading a meter after the ending of the charging period; and (d) prescribing ways of determining the quantity of water supplied to land, other than by a meter or other measuring device; and (e) prohibiting any act which could cause wastage of water; and (f) regulating or prohibiting any activity that— (i) is carried out within 40 metres of works or waterways forming part of Melbourne Water Corporation's water supply system; and (ii) may affect that system; and (g) prohibiting people who are not entitled to water supply from using water from Melbourne Water Corporation's works; and (h) regulating or prohibiting the access to or use of land and works under the management and control of Melbourne Water Corporation; and (i) regulating the use of water for fire-fighting purposes; and (j) any other matter or thing for which it is necessary or convenient for Melbourne Water Corporation to make by-laws. (2) A penalty imposed for a contravention of a by-law made under subsection (1)(a) must not exceed— (a) for a first offence, 40 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months; and (b) for a subsequent offence, 80 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months— and, in the case of a continuing contravention, an additional penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day on which the offence continues (up to a maximum of 20 additional penalty units)— (c) after service of a notice of contravention on the person under section 171F; or S. 171I inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 71, repealed by No. 1/2010 s. 93, new s. 171I inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 95.