New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 87C

87C Offences with respect to the Access Register

(1) A person must not:

(a) fraudulently obtain, or assist in fraudulently obtaining:

(i) the issue or delivery of an access licence certificate, or

(ii) a recording in the Access Register, or

(iii) any alteration in any instrument or approved form issued by the Minister, or

(b) fraudulently use, or assist in fraudulently using, any approved form issued by the Minister, or

(c) by any false statement or misrepresentation obtain, or attempt to obtain, an access licence certificate or instrument evidencing any matter that may be recorded in the Access Register.

Penalty: Tier 2 penalty.

(2) Any recording in the Access Register obtained in contravention of this section is void as between all parties to the fraud.