Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsA person must not, without the consent of an Authority, divert any surface water from one catchment to another catchment from where it may drain, directly or indirectly, into any works of the Authority.
Penalty: For a first offence, 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.
For a subsequent offence, 40 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
For a continuing offence, an additional penalty of 5 penalty units for each day for which the offence continues—
(a) after service of a notice of contravention on the person under section 151 ; or
(b) if no notice of contravention is served, after conviction of the person for the offence.