Western Australian Current Acts

WATER SERVICES ACT 2012 - SECT 94

94 .         No connection of additional water supply without approval

        (1)         An owner or occupier of land in respect of which a water supply service is provided by a licensee must not connect a supply of water to —

            (a)         the property water supply connection; or

            (b)         anything connected to the property water supply connection,

                except in accordance with the approval of the licensee.

        Penalty: a fine of $10 000.

        (2)         In considering whether to approve of the connection of a supply of water under subsection (1), and any conditions to which the approval will be subject, the licensee may take into account the risk of contamination of the water supply, the effectiveness of the licensee’s water supply system and any other relevant matter, but may not take into account commercial considerations.