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WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 162 Minister may direct person to apply for Division 3 permit, &c.

WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 162

Minister may direct person to apply for Division 3 permit, &c.

(1)  If the Minister has received from a person a notice under section 160 of the person's intention to undertake dam works, the Minister may issue to the person a notice directing the person to cease the dam works and to –
(a) apply for a Division 3 permit before undertaking the dam works; or
(b) undertake to the satisfaction of the Minister, within the periods specified in the notice or a longer period allowed by the Minister, work, or activities, specified in the notice.
(2)  A person to whom a notice has been issued under subsection (1) must comply with the notice.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 20 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.