Victorian Current Acts

WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 63B

    (1)     An authorised water officer may serve an infringement notice on a person whom the officer has reason to believe has contravened section 63(3) if the person—

        (a)     was not authorised to take or use water under an authorisation under this or any other Act; and

        (b)     took or used an amount of water equal to, or less than, 10 megalitres.

    (2)     An authorised water officer may serve an infringement notice on a person whom the officer has reason to believe has contravened section 63(3) if the person—

        (a)     was authorised to take or use a specified amount of water under an authorisation under this or any other Act (the authorised amount ); and

        (b)     took or used an amount of water in addition to the authorised amount and the amount of that additional water—

              (i)     was an amount equal to, or less than, 20% of the authorised amount; and

              (ii)     was an amount equal to, or less than, 10 megalitres.

S. 64 amended by No. 52/1998
s. 311(Sch. 1 items 105.11, 105.12) (ILA
s. 39B(1)).