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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—
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> > > (a) fraudulently obtain, or assist in fraudulently obtaining—
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> > > > (i) the issue or delivery of an access licence certificate, or
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> > > > (ii) a recording in the Access Register, or
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> > > > (iii) any alteration in any instrument or approved form issued by the Minister, or
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> > > (b) fraudulently use, or assist in fraudulently using, any approved form issued by the Minister, or
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> > > (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.
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> > Maximum penalty—Tier 2 penalty.
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> > Maximum civil penalty—Tier C civil penalty.
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> > (2) Any recording in the Access Register obtained in contravention of this section is void as between all parties to the fraud.
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> **s 87C:** Ins 2008 No 73, Sch 1 \[3\]. Am 2025 No 70, Sch 3\[35\] \[36\].