sec.808Unauthorised taking, supplying or interfering with water

### sec.808 Unauthorised taking, supplying or interfering with water A person must not take or supply water to which this Act applies unless authorised to take or supply the water— under this or another Act; or See also the Mineral Resources Act , sections 334ZR and 334ZZ and the Petroleum and Gas Act , sections 188 and 196 . under a law of another State or Territory if the authorisation is declared under a regulation to be of a similar nature and to have a similar effect to a stated authorisation under this Act. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 828 , to have also committed the offence. A person must not interfere with water to which this Act applies, other than overland flow water, unless authorised to interfere with the water— under this or another Act; or See also the Mineral Resources Act , sections 334ZR and 334ZZ and the Petroleum and Gas Act , sections 188 and 196 . under a law of another State or Territory if the authorisation is declared under a regulation to be of a similar nature and to have a similar effect to a stated authorisation under this Act. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 828 , to have also committed the offence. The holder of an authorisation to take water under this Act to which measurement requirements apply commits an offence if— the holder takes water under the authorisation; and at the time of the taking, the holder is contravening the measurement requirements. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 828 , to have also committed the offence. s 808 sub 2005 No. 19 s 137 amd 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 64 ss 171 , 254 sch 1 ; 2018 No. 24 s 270 ; 2023 No. 24 s 45 (sec.808-ssec.1) A person must not take or supply water to which this Act applies unless authorised to take or supply the water— under this or another Act; or See also the Mineral Resources Act , sections 334ZR and 334ZZ and the Petroleum and Gas Act , sections 188 and 196 . under a law of another State or Territory if the authorisation is declared under a regulation to be of a similar nature and to have a similar effect to a stated authorisation under this Act. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 828 , to have also committed the offence. (sec.808-ssec.2) A person must not interfere with water to which this Act applies, other than overland flow water, unless authorised to interfere with the water— under this or another Act; or See also the Mineral Resources Act , sections 334ZR and 334ZZ and the Petroleum and Gas Act , sections 188 and 196 . under a law of another State or Territory if the authorisation is declared under a regulation to be of a similar nature and to have a similar effect to a stated authorisation under this Act. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 828 , to have also committed the offence. (sec.808-ssec.3) The holder of an authorisation to take water under this Act to which measurement requirements apply commits an offence if— the holder takes water under the authorisation; and at the time of the taking, the holder is contravening the measurement requirements. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 828 , to have also committed the offence. - (a) under this or another Act; or Note— See also the Mineral Resources Act , sections 334ZR and 334ZZ and the Petroleum and Gas Act , sections 188 and 196 . - (b) under a law of another State or Territory if the authorisation is declared under a regulation to be of a similar nature and to have a similar effect to a stated authorisation under this Act. - (a) under this or another Act; or Note— See also the Mineral Resources Act , sections 334ZR and 334ZZ and the Petroleum and Gas Act , sections 188 and 196 . - (b) under a law of another State or Territory if the authorisation is declared under a regulation to be of a similar nature and to have a similar effect to a stated authorisation under this Act. - (a) the holder takes water under the authorisation; and - (b) at the time of the taking, the holder is contravening the measurement requirements.