Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 184(1) amended by No. 85/2006 s. 76.
(1) An Authority may, in accordance with section 160, make by-laws for or with respect to any of the following—
(a) regulating works or apparatus within its district that are part of any private works or of a septic tank system;
(b) requiring—
(i) the regular maintenance and cleaning of those works or apparatus; and
(ii) the payment of a fee for any maintenance or cleaning of those works or apparatus that is carried out by or on behalf of the Authority;
(c) prohibiting septic tank discharge within its district without the consent of the Authority;
(d) imposing penalties for contravention of the by-laws.
(2) A penalty imposed for a contravention of a by-law made under subsection (1)(c) must not exceed—
(a) for a first offence, 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months; and
(b) for a subsequent offence, 40 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months—
and, in the case of a continuing contravention, an additional penalty of 5 penalty units for each day on which the offence continues—
(c) after service of a notice of contravention on the person under section 151 ; or
(d) if no notice of contravention is served, after conviction of the person for the offence.
Pt 9 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 184A, 184B) inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 77.
Division 2—Melbourne Water Corporation
S. 184A inserted by
No. 85/2006 s. 77.