Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person must not, without an Authority's consent, cause or permit the diversion of drainage waters into the Authority's district from outside that district.
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 on which the offence continues—
(a) after service of 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.
S. 200(2) amended by Nos 121/1994 s. 190(18), 17/2012 s. 39(1).
(2) A public statutory body that intends to do anything specified in subsection (1) must, before doing it, notify the Authority of its intention and take into account any comments made by the Authority.
S. 200(3) amended by Nos 121/1994 s. 190(19), 17/2012 s. 39(2).
(3) Section 154 applies to any dispute that arises
between a public statutory body and an
Authority over the doing of anything
specified in subsection (1) as if that dispute were over a notice
under section 152 or 153.
S. 200(4) inserted by No. 121/1994 s. 190(20), repealed by No. 66/2000 s. 31.
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Division 4—Floodplain management
S. 201 amended by No. 49/1994 s. 6(a).