62Extension of local water restrictions orders—the Act, Sch 2, cl 6(c)

62 Extension of local water restrictions orders—the Act, Sch 2, cl 6(c)

62 Extension of local water restrictions orders—the Act, Sch 2, cl 6(c)

(1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that a local water restrictions order applies to the use or consumption of water supplied by a registered operator or registered retailer in a particular area in the same way as it applies to the use or consumption of water supplied by the public water utility in that area or another area.

(2) A declaration must not be made if the registered operator or registered retailer derives its water from a different water source to the water source from which the public water utility derives its water.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the Minister is satisfied the circumstances giving rise to the local water restrictions order apply to both water sources.

(4) A person must not use or consume water in contravention of a local water restrictions order as applied by this section.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—50 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—5 penalty units.

(5) This section does not limit section 61.

(6) In this section—

local water restrictions order means an order that restricts the use or supply of water by a public water utility made under the following Acts and as in force from time to time—

(a) the Hunter Water Act 1991,

(b) the Local Government Act 1993,

(c) the Sydney Water Act 1994,

(d) the Water Management Act 2000.