Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WATER RESOURCES ACT 2007 (NO. 19 OF 2007) - SECT 42

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person does waterway work; and

        (b)     the work adversely affects, or may adversely affect, the flow or quality of water, or the aquatic habitat, in the waterway; and

        (c)     the person does not have a waterway work licence for the waterway work.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (2)     This section does not apply to the construction or alteration of—

        (a)     a water structure that has a capacity of less than 2ML and is not in a waterway; or

        (b)     a structure prescribed by regulation.