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Water Act 2000
sec.1013BNon-payment of fees or charges
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### sec.1013B Non-payment of fees or charges
Subsection (2) applies if all or part of a fee or charge payable to the chief executive under a regulation made under this Act remains unpaid for 20 business days after the day stated in the regulation for payment of the fee or charge.
The chief executive may give the person who is liable to pay the fee or charge a written notice—
stating the period to which the fee or charge relates; and
stating the amount, including any late fee, owing at the date of the notice; and
requiring the person—
to pay the amount owing; or
to make arrangements, satisfactory to the chief executive, for payment of the amount owing; and
prohibiting the taking of water under the authority under this Act to take water to which the fee or charge relates until payment or arrangements are made under paragraph (c) .
However—
an authority mentioned in subsection (2) (d) does not include an authority under chapter 2 , part 3 , division 1 ; and
subsection (2) (d) does not apply if the holder of the authority is a service provider; and
a prohibition under subsection (2) (d) must not apply to taking the minimum volume of water, that may be stated in the notice, necessary for stock or domestic purposes.
A person must not take water in contravention of the notice.
Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —1,665 penalty units.
s 1013B ins 2003 No. 25 s 135
amd 2005 No. 56 s 13 ; 2005 No. 19 s 160 ; 2013 No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 2 ; 2018 No. 24 s 282 sch 1 ; 2021 No. 12 s 134
(sec.1013B-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if all or part of a fee or charge payable to the chief executive under a regulation made under this Act remains unpaid for 20 business days after the day stated in the regulation for payment of the fee or charge.
(sec.1013B-ssec.2) The chief executive may give the person who is liable to pay the fee or charge a written notice— stating the period to which the fee or charge relates; and stating the amount, including any late fee, owing at the date of the notice; and requiring the person— to pay the amount owing; or to make arrangements, satisfactory to the chief executive, for payment of the amount owing; and prohibiting the taking of water under the authority under this Act to take water to which the fee or charge relates until payment or arrangements are made under paragraph (c) .
(sec.1013B-ssec.3) However— an authority mentioned in subsection (2) (d) does not include an authority under chapter 2 , part 3 , division 1 ; and subsection (2) (d) does not apply if the holder of the authority is a service provider; and a prohibition under subsection (2) (d) must not apply to taking the minimum volume of water, that may be stated in the notice, necessary for stock or domestic purposes.
(sec.1013B-ssec.4) A person must not take water in contravention of the notice. Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —1,665 penalty units.
- (a) stating the period to which the fee or charge relates; and
- (b) stating the amount, including any late fee, owing at the date of the notice; and
- (c) requiring the person— (i) to pay the amount owing; or (ii) to make arrangements, satisfactory to the chief executive, for payment of the amount owing; and
- (i) to pay the amount owing; or
- (ii) to make arrangements, satisfactory to the chief executive, for payment of the amount owing; and
- (d) prohibiting the taking of water under the authority under this Act to take water to which the fee or charge relates until payment or arrangements are made under paragraph (c) .
- (i) to pay the amount owing; or
- (ii) to make arrangements, satisfactory to the chief executive, for payment of the amount owing; and
- (a) an authority mentioned in subsection (2) (d) does not include an authority under chapter 2 , part 3 , division 1 ; and
- (b) subsection (2) (d) does not apply if the holder of the authority is a service provider; and
- (c) a prohibition under subsection (2) (d) must not apply to taking the minimum volume of water, that may be stated in the notice, necessary for stock or domestic purposes.