Water Management Act 2000
172Ministerial directions about rules
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172 Ministerial directions about rules
172 Ministerial directions about rules
(1) The Minister may, by notice in writing to a corporation, direct the corporation to comply with, or cease to contravene, the rules of the corporation.
(2) The notice may direct the corporation to take specified action or to cease to take specified action.
(3) A corporation must not contravene a direction under this section.
Maximum penalty—Tier 2 penalty.
Maximum civil penalty—Tier C civil penalty.
s 172: Subst 2010 No 133, Sch 2[54]. Am 2025 No 70, Sch 3[72].