sec.195Taking water without approval

### sec.195 Taking water without approval A person must not, without a service provider’s written approval, take water from a service provider’s infrastructure. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. If water is supplied to premises by a service provider’s infrastructure for domestic purposes, a person must not, without the service provider’s written approval, take water from a supply pipe on the premises for use off the premises, other than for the domestic purposes of the owner or occupier of the premises. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. However, a person may take water from a service provider’s infrastructure— for firefighting purposes; or if the water is supplied for general public use. (sec.195-ssec.1) A person must not, without a service provider’s written approval, take water from a service provider’s infrastructure. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. (sec.195-ssec.2) If water is supplied to premises by a service provider’s infrastructure for domestic purposes, a person must not, without the service provider’s written approval, take water from a supply pipe on the premises for use off the premises, other than for the domestic purposes of the owner or occupier of the premises. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. (sec.195-ssec.3) However, a person may take water from a service provider’s infrastructure— for firefighting purposes; or if the water is supplied for general public use. - (a) for firefighting purposes; or - (b) if the water is supplied for general public use.