sec.145Water to be used only for firefighting purposes

### sec.145 Water to be used only for firefighting purposes A person must not take water from a firefighting system or a service provider’s hydrant without the permission of the service provider unless the water is taken for firefighting purposes. Under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 149I (2) (h) , an authorised fire officer under that Act may take water for firefighting purposes from any source whether natural or artificial. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. If a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (1) , the service provider may recover from the person as a debt the amount of the loss or the reasonable cost of repairing any damage caused by the unlawful taking of the water. s 145 amd 2014 No. 17 s 184 sch 1 pt 4 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 (sec.145-ssec.1) A person must not take water from a firefighting system or a service provider’s hydrant without the permission of the service provider unless the water is taken for firefighting purposes. Under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 149I (2) (h) , an authorised fire officer under that Act may take water for firefighting purposes from any source whether natural or artificial. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. (sec.145-ssec.2) If a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (1) , the service provider may recover from the person as a debt the amount of the loss or the reasonable cost of repairing any damage caused by the unlawful taking of the water.