72Unauthorised use of water

72 Unauthorised use of water

72 Unauthorised use of water

(1) A person must not take, waste, divert, consume or use water conveyed by water industry infrastructure 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 72: Subst 2021 No 26, Sch 1[53].