Water Management Act 2000
87CContraventions with respect to the Access Register
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87C Contraventions with respect to the Access Register
87C Contraventions with respect to the Access Register
(1) A person must not—
(a) fraudulently obtain, or assist in fraudulently obtaining—
(i) the issue or delivery of an access licence certificate, or
(ii) a recording in the Access Register, or
(iii) any alteration in any instrument or approved form issued by the Minister, or
(b) fraudulently use, or assist in fraudulently using, any approved form issued by the Minister, or
(c) by any false statement or misrepresentation obtain, or attempt to obtain, an access licence certificate or instrument evidencing any matter that may be recorded in the Access Register.
Maximum penalty—Tier 2 penalty.
Maximum civil penalty—Tier C civil penalty.
(2) Any recording in the Access Register obtained in contravention of this section is void as between all parties to the fraud.
s 87C: Ins 2008 No 73, Sch 1 [3]. Am 2025 No 70, Sch 3[35] [36].