Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Water Act 1989 - SECT 33D

Offence to interfere etc. with State observation bore

33D. Offence to interfere etc. with State observation bore



(1) A person must not, without the consent of the Minister, destroy, damage,
remove, alter or in any way interfere with any State observation bore.

Penalty: For a first offence, 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.
For a subsequent offence, 40 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.





(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) that is of a
continuing nature is liable, in addition to the penalty set out at the foot of
that subsection, to a further penalty of not more than 5 penalty units for
each day during which the offence continues-

   (a)  after service of a notice of contravention on the person under section
        151; or

   (b)  if no notice of contravention is served, after conviction.

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