Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WATER RESOURCES ACT 1998 (NO. 63 OF 1998) - SECT 70

(1)     Where a person has—

        (a)     undertaken an activity of a kind referred to in section 43 or 68; or

        (b)     contravened a condition of a licence or permit granted under this Act;

the Authority may, by notice in writing served on the lessee or occupier of land on which the activity was undertaken, require the lessee or occupier to take—

        (c)     such action as is specified in the notice to rectify the effects of the activity; and

        (d)     such other action as the Authority considers necessary or desirable in the circumstances.

(2)     A lessee or occupier of land shall not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a notice under subsection (1).

Penalty:

        (a)     if the offender is a natural person—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both;

        (b)     if the offender is a body corporate—500 penalty units.

(3)     If a person contravenes a notice under subsection (1), the Authority may enter the land and take the action specified in the notice and such other action as it considers appropriate to give effect to the notice.

(4)     The reasonable expenses of the Authority in taking action under subsection (3) are a debt due by the person to the Territory.