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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.195Taking water without approval
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### 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.