Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008
56ZIInterference with water infrastructure or sewerage infrastructure
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56ZI Interference with water infrastructure or sewerage infrastructure
(1) A person must not cause or permit –
(a) any works to be connected to the water infrastructure or sewerage infrastructure of a regulated entity except in accordance with this Division; or
(b) the alteration or removal of, or interference with, the water infrastructure or sewerage infrastructure of a regulated entity without the regulated entity's consent; or
(c) anything to be discharged into the water infrastructure or sewerage infrastructure of a regulated entity without the regulated entity's consent.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units; or
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1)(c) does not apply to the use of water infrastructure or sewerage infrastructure by a person in accordance with a customer contract or other contract or arrangement entered into by the regulated entity and that person.