Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If there is a shortage of water, the chief executive may limit or prohibit the taking of water under section 20(3)(b) for watering a garden or under section 20(3)(a), by publishing a notice.
(2) If the notice is for limiting the taking of water, the notice may be for either or both of the following--
(a) the times when water may be taken;
(b) the volume of water, measured or estimated, that may be taken.
(3) The notice remains in force for the period stated in the notice or, if no period is stated, until the chief executive publishes another notice withdrawing the first notice.
(4) A person must not take water in contravention of the notice.
Maximum penalty for subsection (4)--500 penalty units.