sec.811Tampering with devices

### sec.811 Tampering with devices A person must not tamper with a device used under this Act— to calculate or measure water taken, by a person, or the rate and time of taking; or to record, or transmit or otherwise report, information about the taking of water; or to reduce the water supply to the premises. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. A person must not tamper with a device installed by the chief executive to monitor water. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. In this section— tamper , with a device, includes— remove the device from the place where— it is used for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) ; or it was installed by the chief executive to monitor water; and tamper with works or another thing associated with the device in a way that may hinder the capacity of the device to— calculate, measure, read, record, transmit or otherwise report information; or restrict the water supply to the premises; and tamper with a seal, mark, access code or other thing attached or applied to the device by an authorised officer, a measurement contractor or another person performing functions under this Act. a duly qualified person s 811 amd 2003 No. 25 s 121 ; 2005 No. 19 s 139 ; 2007 No. 57 s 96 ; 2023 No. 24 s 46 (sec.811-ssec.1) A person must not tamper with a device used under this Act— to calculate or measure water taken, by a person, or the rate and time of taking; or to record, or transmit or otherwise report, information about the taking of water; or to reduce the water supply to the premises. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. (sec.811-ssec.2) A person must not tamper with a device installed by the chief executive to monitor water. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. (sec.811-ssec.3) In this section— tamper , with a device, includes— remove the device from the place where— it is used for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) ; or it was installed by the chief executive to monitor water; and tamper with works or another thing associated with the device in a way that may hinder the capacity of the device to— calculate, measure, read, record, transmit or otherwise report information; or restrict the water supply to the premises; and tamper with a seal, mark, access code or other thing attached or applied to the device by an authorised officer, a measurement contractor or another person performing functions under this Act. a duly qualified person - (a) to calculate or measure water taken, by a person, or the rate and time of taking; or - (b) to record, or transmit or otherwise report, information about the taking of water; or - (c) to reduce the water supply to the premises. - (a) remove the device from the place where— (i) it is used for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) ; or (ii) it was installed by the chief executive to monitor water; and - (i) it is used for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) ; or - (ii) it was installed by the chief executive to monitor water; and - (b) tamper with works or another thing associated with the device in a way that may hinder the capacity of the device to— (i) calculate, measure, read, record, transmit or otherwise report information; or (ii) restrict the water supply to the premises; and - (i) calculate, measure, read, record, transmit or otherwise report information; or - (ii) restrict the water supply to the premises; and - (c) tamper with a seal, mark, access code or other thing attached or applied to the device by an authorised officer, a measurement contractor or another person performing functions under this Act. Example of another person for paragraph (c) — a duly qualified person - (i) it is used for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) ; or - (ii) it was installed by the chief executive to monitor water; and - (i) calculate, measure, read, record, transmit or otherwise report information; or - (ii) restrict the water supply to the premises; and