343Taking water from public or private works

#### 343 Taking water from public or private works 343 Taking water from public or private works > > (1) A person must not take water from any water supply 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, except with the authority of the Minister, that corporation, authority or trust. > > > > Maximum penalty—Tier 2 penalty. > > > > Maximum civil penalty—Tier C civil penalty. > > > (2) 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. > > > (3) In subsection (1), a reference to a water supply work, in relation to a water supply authority, is a reference to a water supply work within the meaning of Part 2 of Chapter 6. > > **s 343:** Am 2002 No 138, Schs 2 \[37\] \[38\], 4 \[19\]; 2004 No 39, Sch 5 \[11\]. Subst 2008 No 73, Sch 1 \[8\]. Am 2010 No 133, Sch 2\[63\] \[64\]; 2025 No 70, Sch 3\[109\]–\[111\].