Water NSW Act 2014
103Payment of penalty does not affect other proceedings
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103 Payment of penalty does not affect other proceedings
103 Payment of penalty does not affect other proceedings
(1) Prosecution or conviction of a person for an act or omission that is an offence against this Act or the regulations does not affect any right of Water NSW to take civil proceedings or any other action to recover from the person—
(a) an amount in respect of loss or damage caused by the act or omission, or
(b) the expenses incurred by Water NSW in remedying the loss or damage, or
(c) the value of water lost to Water NSW because of the act or omission.
(2) Payment of a penalty for an offence against this Act or the regulations does not affect any right of Water NSW to institute any other action or proceeding.