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WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 177

Testing etc. of waste

    (1)     A person authorised by an Authority to do so may—

        (a)     at any reasonable time, but in an emergency at any time, enter land and—

              (i)     measure flows of trade waste; or

              (ii)     take samples of any trade waste that is to be received by the Authority or of any matter used or produced in a process involving trade waste, and analyse those samples; or

              (iii)     inspect any fittings, private works and works ancillary to them that are used or provided for conveying trade waste to the Authority's sewerage system; and

        (b)     require any person to supply any information relating to any trade waste that is to be received by the Authority or any matter used or produced in a process involving trade waste.

    (2)     Powers conferred by subsection (1) are in addition to any other powers of an Authority.

    (3)     A person must not disclose any information supplied to the person as required under subsection (1)(b) unless that disclosure is made—

        (a)     to the Authority; or

        (b)     for the purposes of legal proceedings; or

        (c)     with the consent of the person who supplied the information.

Penalty:     20 penalty units.



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