Water Management Act 2000
342Destruction, damage and interference with certain works
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342 Destruction, damage and interference with certain works
342 Destruction, damage and interference with certain works
(1) A person must not destroy, damage or interfere with—
(a) any work that is owned by, or is under the control and management of, the Minister, the Ministerial Corporation, a water supply authority, an irrigation corporation, a private water corporation or a private water trust, or
(b) any mark, peg, stake or level fixed for the purposes of this Act.
Maximum penalty—Tier 2 penalty.
Maximum civil penalty—Tier C civil penalty.
(2) A person must not deposit anything in any work that is owned by, or is under the control and management of, the Minister, the Ministerial Corporation, a water supply authority, an irrigation corporation, a private water corporation or a private water trust.
Maximum penalty—Tier 2 penalty.
Maximum civil penalty—Tier C civil penalty.
(3) A person does not contravene this section if the person establishes that the act giving rise to the alleged contravention was done with lawful authority.
s 342: Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.22 [27]; 2002 No 138, Schs 2 [35] [36], 4 [18]; 2004 No 39, Sch 5 [11]. Subst 2008 No 73, Sch 1 [8]. Am 2010 No 133, Sch 2[62]; 2025 No 70, Sch 3[105]–[108].