Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AMENDMENT ACT 2014 (NO. 52 OF 2014) - SECT 50

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44     Pollution of waterways

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person pollutes a waterway.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (3)     In this section:

"pollutes a waterway"—a person pollutes a waterway if the person—

        (a)     allows, causes, or fails to prevent the discharge, emission, depositing, disturbance or escape of a pollutant into or on a waterway; or

        (b)     places a pollutant in a position where it is likely to pollute a waterway by entering a stormwater system or other entry into a waterway.