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Water Act 1992
102ALiability of owner
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102A Liability of owner
(1) For section 102, an owner of land is taken to be an occupier of the
land unless the owner proves that at the time the offence was
committed:
(a) the owner was not an occupier of the land; and
(b) the occupier was not an associated person of the owner.
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(2) The defendant has a legal burden of proof in relation to a matter
mentioned in subsection (1).
associated person means an employee, agent, licensee,
contractor or subcontractor.