Water Management Act 1999
164ZJOffence to contravene dam operating notice or conditions
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164ZJ Offence to contravene dam operating notice or conditions
[Section 164ZJ Inserted by No. 33 of 2015, s. 20, Applied:01 Jan 2016]
(1) A person who has been issued with a dam operating notice must not contravene –
(a) the notice; or
(b) a condition to which the notice is subject.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 20 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.
(2) If a dam operating notice, or a condition to which the notice is subject, is contravened by a person to whom the notice is issued, each other person to whom the notice is issued is jointly and severally liable in relation to the contravention.