Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LAKES ACT 1976 - SECT 48

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person operates, or takes part in the operation of, a boat on a lake; and

        (b)     the operation gives rise to the danger of—

              (i)     harm or death to someone else; or

              (ii)     damage to property; and

        (c)     the person is reckless or negligent about the operation giving rise to that danger.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     In this section:

"harm"—see the Criminal Code, dictionary.