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Water Act 1992
104AContinuing offence
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104A Continuing offence
(1) This section applies if a court has found a person guilty of an
offence against this Act.
(2) The court may, in addition to any penalty imposed for the offence,
impose a penalty not more than one-tenth of the maximum penalty
prescribed for that offence for each day during which the offence
continues after the day the offence is charged.
(3) If the offence continues after the person is found guilty, the court
may:
(a) find the person guilty of a further offence; and
(b) in addition to any penalty imposed for the further offence –
impose a penalty not more than one-tenth of the maximum
penalty prescribed for that offence for each day during which
the offence continues after the day the person was first found
guilty.
(4) If an offence consists of an omission to do something that is
required to be done, the omission will be taken to continue for as
long as the thing required to be done remains undone after the end
of the period for compliance with the requirement.
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