Water Act 1992
105CSentencing matters
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105C Sentencing matters (1) When imposing a penalty on a person for an offence against this Act, the court must have regard to the following to the extent that they are relevant: (a) the impact of the offence on other persons' rights under this Act; (b) the market value of any water that has been lost, misused or unlawfully taken because of the commission of the offence; (c) the extent of the harm caused or likely to be caused to the environment by the commission of the offence; (d) the practical measures that may be taken to prevent, control, abate or mitigate that harm; (e) the extent to which the person could reasonably have foreseen the harm caused or likely to be caused to the environment by the commission of the offence; (f) the extent to which the person had control over the causes of the offence; (g) the person's intentions in committing the offence; (h) whether, in committing the offence, the person was complying with orders from an employer or supervising employee. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the court may consider.