(b) has failed to comply with
an order under section 197,
the Ministerial Corporation may order the
authority to pay to the Ministerial Corporation a penalty not exceeding
$500,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty not
exceeding $20,000 for each day for which the contravention continues.
(2)
Before making an order under this section, the Ministerial Corporation:
(a)
must cause written notice of its intention to make the order to be given to
the water management authority, and
(b) must give the
water management authority a reasonable opportunity to make written
submissions to the Ministerial Corporation in relation to the proposed order,
and
(c) must have regard to any submission that is duly made.