71Offence to discharge into drains and sewers

#### 71 Offence to discharge into drains and sewers 71 Offence to discharge into drains and sewers > > (1) A person must not, directly or indirectly, discharge a substance into a stormwater drain or sewer main that forms part of a scheme except— > > > > > (a) with the written permission of the registered operator of the scheme or, if the stormwater drain or sewer main is part of a regulated scheme, the registered retailer of the sewerage service, or > > > > > (b) under a contract or arrangement with the registered operator of the scheme or, if the stormwater drain or sewer main is part of a regulated scheme, the registered retailer of the sewerage service. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) for a corporation—2,500 penalty units, or > > > > > (b) for an individual—500 penalty units. > > > (2) In this section, a contract with a registered operator of a scheme includes a deemed customer contract. > > **s 71:** Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.45 \[2\]. Subst 2021 No 26, Sch 1\[53\].