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Water Management Act 1999
123AWatercourse authority
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123A Watercourse authority
[Section 123A Inserted by No. 56 of 2008, s. 55, Applied:11 Feb 2009] A person must not convey, via a watercourse, water that has been taken and stored pursuant to this Act or the special Act unless –
(a) the person holds an authority (in this Part referred to as a "watercourse authority") authorising the person to convey that water via that watercourse; and
(b) that water is conveyed in accordance with that watercourse authority.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 500 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 50 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.